Hope is an Anchor for the soul.

It's early 2016, the year started with a bang and the promise of hope, expectancy, new beginnings and daring to dream.

A new year is also a time of reflection and contemplation about some of the events of the past and the exploration of our thoughts and current beliefs about the world around us.

There are a few things I know which I was lucky enough to jot down over a quiet and peaceful lunch this week and a solitary walk on a quiet beach.

THE LIST GOES LIKE THIS

Looking after yourself physically and emotionally makes life work better.

Bitterness is destructive.

Healthy, dynamic, gracious and 'think outside the square' living rocks.

I am prone to making lots of mistakes but I also don't sweat them much these days.

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I can be very focused, yet entirely lazy at times.

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Everyone grows and moves forward on their own terms.  Or sometimes not.

No amount of preaching or enlightening will do it.  

It's the old saying, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.  That's cool.  There is a

 time for everything.  Releasing people to be themselves in their own time is a gift.

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I trust too easily but generosity of spirit is rare but so very worth it.  It's a flaw and strength that I won't part with.

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I get stuck and won't let go easily...... I can be stubborn.

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Trying and mastering new things is very empowering and liberating.

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Ultimately, you can't control too much in this life except yourself and your reactions to it.

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Being kind is always a good idea.  People don't expect it so much.

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Living in the moment, appreciating the ordinary and simple pleasures truly is the goal.

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Timing is everything.  I am learning to trust the timing of my life and not have it all figured out.

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It's not always black and white.

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Hope is an anchor for the soul

Hebrews 6:19