“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning, but a going on,
with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.”
As 2012 comes to an end, it always seems like an appropriate time to review what has gone before, and prepare for the next page or chapter of life. I would like to take the time to thank all of the people who have been supportive and even pushed my into exploring new areas. This has been a good year. I have begun to learn my newest craft, writing, better, and sharpen the message we hope to deliver. Learning about blogging and writing continue to be a work-in-progress. I have added some things, and taken some other things away. I have added weekend affirmations and Sunday morning musings and journal exercises.
When I started out to do this post I was surprised by some of those that landed on the list. In case you missed any of these, now is the time to catch up. Here are the 10 most-read posts from this blog.
10. The healing power of random acts of kindness
”My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
9. Banish self-destructive beliefs for good
“There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us
that will bear only unhappiness
if allowed to grow.”
8. The importance of personal values and how to find them
“If we are to go forward, we must go back and
rediscover those precious values –
that all reality hinges on moral foundations and
that all reality has spiritual control.”
“Learn from the past,
look to the future,
but live in the present.”
6. Strengthening Your Self-Discipline
“We all have dreams.
But in order to make dreams come into reality,
it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication,
self-discipline, and effort.”
5. 9 Steps from fear to freedom
“The key to change… is to let go of fear.”
4. 4 Steps to effective leadership
“If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader.”
3. 6 Beliefs standing between you and the body you Desire
Strive for progress, not perfection.
Unknown
2. 5 Common mistakes that make your blog useless
“Getting an audience is hard.
Sustaining an audience is hard.
It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action
over a long period of time.”
Bruce Springsteen
1. 7 Life-skill lessons to teach your children
“Children will not remember you for the material things you provided
but for the feeling that you cherished them.”
Richard L. Evans
Other guest posts can be seen at:
Thank you everyone for your support, nurturing, love,
support, friendly nudges, etc!
Know who you are.
Be that!
Know why you’ve come.
Do that well!
Ok, so now you’re gonna have me up reading each and every one of these posts and I can’t wait! Thank you so much for creating this post to share
Thanks, Christine. Take your rime, they aren’t going anywhere. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. Appreciate the support.
That progress, not perfection photo is amazingly funny and fitting.
Thanks for sharing such great posts in 2012!
THanks for reading and commenting Joyce. All the best in 2013.
yes YES banish self destructive behavior (thoughts)!
Yes, Pam, it is a choice that we must make over and over. Thanks for commenting.