January 1, 2014 - A New Start

January 1, 2014

My name is Felicia, and you've stumble onto my little project.

For the past couple of years I've gotten myself into a down swing and have found myself focusing on the negative in the world around me. More often than naught I've gone so far as to dwell on the negative things that happen around my life instead of letting go of them; remembering that they are just fleeting moments.

So, for my New Year's resolution I've decided that I want to live my life with a more positive outlook; and I've already set about making the changes in my life to see that goal come to fruition. And I've even dragged my husband into it with me. Sitting on our dinning room table are two vases, one with green gimp wrapped around the neck and another with blue gimp wrapped around it's neck; a virtual his and hers so to speak. I'm calling these our positivity jars. I'm sure that as the year goes on the decorations will change but the purpose behind them will not. Every night, before bed, both my husband and I will write down something positive and fold it up and put it in our respective jar; it can be some event that happened or some thought or anything, so long as it is positive.

I've also decided to do a modified 365project. For those of you who don't know what the 365 project is, it is where you document a year of your life by taking at least one picture a day. If you are interested in taking part in this project yourself you can go here and sign up; it's free and it's quite fun as well. I took part in it a few different years. This year, however, I'm going to be posting a picture a day here along with a post. Just something to remind myself, and whoever reads, that there are always positive things that happen every day and that we only have to open our eyes to see them. Something to remind me that not everything in the world is negative or bad.

So, as for today's picture. Today my husband, John, and I went hiking with out dog, Falkor. There is something so peaceful and beautiful about being out in the woods, surrounded by nature. It took a little convincing, I mostly just pouted at him a little bit, but John agreed to a couple pictures like this and this was the best one. What do I see when I look at this picture? I see love and happiness, youth and eternity all in one picture. He is my positive message for today; and I think it's a great way to start the year.

Until Tomorrow,
Felicia