When I was growing up, my mom used to tell us that whatever we were doing at the beginning of the new year is what we would do throughout the year. If we were being bratty and crying, we’d be like that all year. If we were happy and laughing, we’d be like that all year. The idea was to do something positive and enjoyable right at the start of the new year with the hope that the rest of the year would follow that same positive and enjoyable beginning.
It always stuck in my head as being true and I have thought of this each year. I haven’t heard this except from my mom and when I have posted, in previous years, regarding this New Year’s belief, I’ve had comments indicating that others hadn’t heard this either. Late last night, as I was looking around Facebook, I spotted one of my nieces’ status posts saying exactly what my mom used to tell us: what you are doing at the beginning of the year is what you will do all year. I know that she probably got that from her dad, my brother and it made me smile that here was another connection to my past and to my family.
Of course, I’m hoping that I don’t have migraines all year; that’s how my 2012 began. However, I am hoping that my mom’s words are true at least in some respect. I’m hoping that 2012 will find me blogging more and home, at peace with my life and content with it. If that’s how it goes, what more could I want?
How about you? How did you begin your year? Not too late to change the rest of the year if you didn’t begin it on a positive note!
May 2012 be a productive, positive, and peaceful year for one and all!
Interesting thought. I started my year about like you did (except for the headache thank goodness), peaceful, blogging and tweeting. Around midnight last night I was not only on the phone with my children, but celebrating with dozens of friends, some of whom I even know. 🙂
So many potentially very positive things have collided this last week that I am very hopeful. Just to be sure my greens (collards) are cooking and blackeyed peas getting read to go in. I’m not wishing for more green to come in, just less to go out and that seems possible. As for peace, we can control our inner peace even if we can’t do much about the world’s.
Happy New Year. Hope yours is great.
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Strangely, I’ve seen this thought a couple of times this year although I’d never heard of it before you mentioned it on your blog in previous years.
I’m afraid I may end up sleeping away 2012 as I was sound asleep when the new year rolled in. Very soundly asleep. Also sick, so I’m hoping that won’t be carried forward as well.
Happy New Year, Corina. Wishing you all the best in 2012. 🙂
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I started off the new year with a migraine too – but other than that… I seem to be doing a good job starting out the new year writing, and that makes me happy! I like your Mom’s theory 🙂
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