You have done what you could.
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.”
Wow! Doesn’t seem possible, does it?
At least for those of us who didn’t have to go through a major personal loss or health crisis, the year flies by. (I am truly aware that for those in pain, depression, or need, the days and years are long and sometimes seem never-ending. Grief, especially, is a long and difficult road.)
I have so many plans and ideas for the new year.
Among them: More notecards, weekly Snack Box (think: Friday Five), a zine or two, the monthly desktop download, a few freebies along the way, and several new items at the shop. And, the annual calendar: #10!
AND, January poems - except they will be in February this year! An illustrated poem in your email every day. More about that later, but if you’re curious, you can see last year’s announcement to get the drift. Toward the end of January, I’ll send the opportunity to sign up. I hope you will watch for it and sign up.
And, although I perpetually ponder and pout over all the things I never got to, or finished, or even began, I will take this day to think about
what I did achieve in my art life…
A redesigned website. (This was a massive time-consumer) and always a work in progress.
A 30-day project (July marathon)
A 100-day project (postcards of images and quotes)
new notecards, three new designs
another calendar, nine calendars in eight years, and counting….
the January Poemfest
two commissioned pet portraits
travel to London and Paris
Three Art Camps with my art bud.
Phone/Desktop wallpaper downloads (almost) every month.
You might enjoy: “Best Advice I Got in 2022,”
Article is from today’s NYTimes. My personal favorites (there are many gold nuggets.)
Stop and recognize happy moments when you’re in the middle of them. Literally stop and say out loud, “This is a happy time.” It’s a way to ground yourself in the joyful parts of your life. We do this with moments of trauma and crisis all the time. Maybe we should flip that script. — Mary Guzzetta, Pittsburgh
The best marriage advice: Binge shows and movies in separate rooms. — Juli Leber, New York Cit
Everyone is going through something. — Rose Fischietto, Macedonia, Ohio
I’ve shared this video often, but it is so perfect for this last day of the year, don’t you think?