2018 is here…arriving along with the strong energy of a full moon.

Instead of writing “Resolutions” for an entire year (which never last longer than a few weeks in January), I went back to a practice inspired by Julia Cameron, the author of The Artists Way and Vein of Gold, where she suggested creating a list of 20 things to do at the beginning of each month.  I decided to make it 20 things to do/be/have as in #1. Take down the Christmas Tree (simple enough) to #10. Begin writing again. Post 2 blog posts in January to #16. Be mindful of impact my actions have on others.

I created my list on Saturday, the 30^th of December and happy to say that I am able to cross off the 1^st one and #15. Take car to car wash for inside/out cleaning, already. It was a busy January 1^st!

One thing not on my list but what inspired me the most today was finding a white feather while out on a walk this morning. There was a period of time where I often found feathers while on walks. I collected them and would drop them into a vase one by one as I discovered them on my walks/jogs (back in the day). Those feathers brought me a lot of comfort as I was going through the transformation of leaving Seattle and learning to live a new life in San Francisco (2009). I was filled with joy, today, as I looked down and saw this little white feather on the sidewalk. I bent down to pick it up and thanked the angels for surrounding me with love and guidance once again. It also inspired me to work on #3. Do a painting a week (though what I did was a watercolor sketch in my journal, I was being creative). The painting a week means a painting that I would submit to John (my printer and now owner of Words and Watercolors) for publishing.

All in all a terrific start to a New Year!  What did you do for the New Year?  Did you make any “Resolutions” or set goals of any kind?