2020 is Almost Here!
But…
Before the ball drops
And…
Before a whole wonderful new decade begins…
Will you give yourself
A thankful grin
I mean you made it
Almost to the end
Of 2019 and that’s a win!
Before the ball drops…
You into the New Year
Are you arriving
Without any fear
Are you arriving
Knowing that you’ve done your best
Despite all the times you’ve been put to the test
Will you be grateful for any blessing given?
Will you be thankful that you are still amongst the living?
Can you leave the worries of the past
In the past?
Are you thankful that letting go
Is much easier than you thought yo???
Before the ball drops…
Is there something you’d like to say
Maybe tell yourself your life is really OK?
Mention how you want to finish out the year a certain way.
Are there some words of kindness
There’s still time to throw your way?
Before the Ball Drops
Before it drops!
Before the ball drops…
Have you developed a thicker skin?
Are some of 2019’s successes
Giving your life a more positive spin?
With pride
With love
With head raised looking up
Can it be…
Or is it just me
That sees the future
As another opportunity
To complete the reason
To just be
Free of sorrow
Failing forward
Into tomorrow
Saying goodbye
Maybe having a good cry
‘Cause you can’t deny
As Frank Sinatra loosely said
In his famous songs
All in all
Or was it…
Through it all
I did it my way
And…for the most part my dear
It’s been a very good year!
So…Before the Ball Drops For You
Can You? Have You? Will You?
Wow ! Have a blessed new year π !
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You too Dennis…each and every day!
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What a great post. Happy New Year. π
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Thank you. Happy New Year…each and every day!
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Beautiful! Great reflection.
Happy 2017!
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A fabulous outlook… Yep I dropped the ball in 2016 and have picked it back up for 2017.. Raring to go. Hope you had a wonderful Xmas Jen and I wish you a magical New Year! x
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Bravo Wendy. I trust you have been and will be your highest and best as time moves forward. We are, as only we can be in the moment. We learn. We grow. And on we go. As Maya Angelou said: “When know better, we do better.” And…so it is. The magic begins right where we are right now. So, as the ball drops in a few hours, we are ready to enter the journey of 365 opprtunities. Peace Be Still***
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That is so true Jen.. very inspiring! Yep – onward and upward in 2017.. I’m making it a year of change and a year to remember! Wishing you the very best too! x
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Thank you Wendy. Much appreciated!
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You’re very welcome! xx
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love the poem-so inspirational-Happy 2017!
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Happy New Year to you and yours…each and every day!
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Jen, such a beautiful post so wonderfully up beat.
Wishing you a beautiful and wonderful New Year and Decade . All the best for 2020
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Thank you. Being upbeat is a choice, and I feel blessed by this. Highest and Best in the new year. 2020 here we come!π₯³β¨π
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Here we come indeed
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HaPpY HaPpY NEW YEAR SPARKYJEN!!! ππππ―πππ
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Happy New Year π₯³ Virginia. Highest and Best!
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Happy new year! Cheers!
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π₯³ Happy New Year. Highest and Best!
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I love it! It is uplifting yet calm. And I just want to add: I think the “yo” was a nice little detail that reduced the sense of seriousness poetry can sometimes have. I think it is cool when people take themselves seriously in the sense of respecting themselves and their ability – but at the same time in a different way have a relaxed attitude towards themselves.
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