Thoughts On: Thinking & Feeling

I have always loved the start of a New Year and 2013 was no different. 

What I love about the New Year is that it's like starting out with a "clean" slate.  Everything I messed up in 2012, I get another chance to make it right in 2013.  At 12:30 a.m. on January 1, 2013, that's how I felt -- This is the year I am going to finally get it right!

At 12:30 a.m. on January 7, 2013, one week later, I found myself sitting next to the hospital bedside of my mother.  The bi-lateral pneumonia took hold of her, and proved to be more than she could fight off .  She was 94 years young, and my four sisters and I had the rare opportunity to spend the past several days of our mother's life journey with her.

It's strange, but reflecting on her awesome and full life has given me the chance to look at my own life.  Her passing has made me think: Where am I going?  Who am I impacting?  What are my goals?

While I'm not sure what 2013 has in store for me, I do know that I am already thinking and feeling differently about my own life and how I wish to live it.

Am I grieving over the loss of my Mother?  You bet I am.

Am I ready to tackle this New Year called 2013?  You bet I am

Ciao ~
Donna's Quest 101