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HAPPY 1 YEAR! WomenInSpiritualExpression.com

   

Today is the one year anniversary of the WomenInSpiritualExpression.com blog!  I wrote and published my first post 27 December, 2008.  Time does fly when you’re having fun.  I honestly don’t feel like a year has passed. 

As I look back over the past twelve months I see both triumphs and losses but the one thing I fail to see is regret.  My father’s words had echoed in my memory “Do Something…even if it’s wrong!”   

I didn’t recognize the wisdom of those words until I wanted to have an online presence.  My dad’s words were my call to action.  His point was whether your decision is successful or unsuccessful didn’t matter, the most important thing was that you tried to succeed.  I will try to always remember those words no matter what project I launch. 

Back then, I made a commitment to myself that I would launch my site before the New Year and as it approached I decided that it wouldn’t be on Christmas or New Year Eve day but it would be on a day that would be significant to me.  As the New Year approached I felt the pressure of now or never.  I chose now and that day happened to be 27 December, 2008.

So, today with all the obstacles and changes I have experienced over the past year, WISE is still an online presence and becoming more widely read and respected.  The purpose of WISE continues to grow stronger and more fruitful. 

Thanks to the creative women AND men who have commented on my blog and sent me emails of encouragement.  You have traveled with me over familiar and unfamiliar terrain and you are still here ready to go forward.   

All who decided to ‘do something’ and launched a project as a result of this blog, I salute you and wish you a successful first year as well.  Your action is an encouragement to me to continue on my path. 

I look forward to an even more successful 2010 as I get ready to launch other projects.  The New Year is only days away so I look forward in anticipation of the adventures and successes that are to come. 

If you still have not launched your business, financial or spiritual project, why not do it today.  You have to start one day…why not today and we can celebrate together next year.<

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Tags: Do Something...even if its wrong, WISE One Year Anniversary

Anyone who doesn’t believe and would have followed me on Christmas day would probably have felt sympathy or pity for me.  I had no visitors and only two gifts beside my red and gold mesh 3D tree sitting on my coffee table.  I walked around in a lounge shirt all day.  I didn’t cook a Christmas dinner but ate tuna salad and drank various beverages including premium Egg Nog which had more calories than I could imagine.  My activities were to play around on my computer and watch television.  I am positive that in this great world, I was not the only person who spent Christmas without other people around.  However, there was no need to feel sorry for me.  I was not lonely. 

I know that I along with millions of others awakened in celebration mode.  It was a day to remember that a magnificent event occurred that would turn the tide for mankind.  Yesterday was a day to remind me that my choice to believe in a God and a Savior elevated me into a royal priesthood.  So, while I was alone at home, I was not alone in the spirit of celebration of the birth of Jesus.

I was able to open my present and even video it for the people who had graciously given it to me.  This family has known me for less than the two months I have been in Panama but in their love for God and the spirit of giving during this season they reached out to me. 

The other gift was from one of my sisters who answered the call I sent out in an email ‘wish list’.  I had already opened that gift because it had some goodies and boxes of Tetley Tea that I asked for.  I was raised on that tea and was so happy that I didn’t have to switch to something else.  The old and familiar things in life can be just as comforting and the newly created and newly acquired.

I received my first Christmas gift online.  A wonderful woman who was once my manager and is now a good friend sent me a gift card.  I admit I couldn’t wait until Christmas for that one.  I used it to help buy a TV series that I had asked for on my ‘wish list’.  It hasn’t arrived yet but Amazon assures me that it will be here by the beginning of January.  I love anticipation!

Also, I received phone calls from family and friends.  My closest friend called me before noon.  I appreciate her because I know she wanted to make sure I was okay spending my first Christmas alone and so far away from home.  We laughed and talked about Christmas things and I was thankful for her concern for me.  I received other calls from a friend and family member; neither were expected which made them extra special to me.  I heard words of encouragement from my friend and words of love from one of my younger brothers.  I also received calls from other family members.

So, while there were no visitors to my home yesterday, God saw fit to remind me the present from my new friends in Panama represents the love and new mercy God shows me every day.  The presents and calls from the others reminds me the love of God is ongoing and strongly rooted. 

So, while we celebrated the birth of Jesus and how he grew to show us how to love one another.  He also shows us ways he reminds us of his ongoing love for us through our family and friends.  There is no greater love. 

Tags: Celebrating Alone, Christmas Alone, Understanding How God Shows Love