into 2009

happy new year and hello again. funny how my fingers started to itch, being away from my rambling spot... and now that i'm back, they're a little type-shy. i think an easing-in is in order, in the form of things i aspire to do, to be, to feel, to see, in the year of 2009.

do
- paint my bedroom walls
- teach english
- take a class in photography
- listen
- write more hand-written notes
- paint with oils
- worry less
- cook more
- use kinder words
- eat my vitamins
- follow my heart, every day
- write

be
- more understanding
- happy with what i have
- slow to judge
- thankful
- more thoughtful
- less controlling
- patient
- at peace

feel
- love
- forgiveness
- unrestricted
- sand between my toes
- contentment
- rain on my running legs
- unfiltered joy
- empathy

see
- a foreign city i've yet to explore
- a sunrise
- my brother, before november
- what i can do when i set my mind to it
- old friends
- the good in every person