Well, 2019 took the wind out of my sails! Yep, this past year brought me to my knees. I had no idea that what appeared to be a time when I would be able to make really great strides forward, would be anything but.

This was a year in which I had to face critical health issues for not one, not two, but three of my very best friends. It rocked me. I felt lonely and sad much of the time. It was a lost year. Not all the news has been bad and I am super grateful for that. And, nothing bad happened to me or my family but for a while, people around me were dropping like flys.

At the end of the summer, I realized that I had to try to get myself back on track, and I did quite a bit, but this is definitely a year that I look forward to seeing in the rearview mirror. And, as I do, what’s ahead?

If you follow Starting Over at Sixty you know that I like to pick a word at the beginning of each year that I want to define what I hope it will be (I am purposely not looking at what the word for 2019 was because whatever it was it did not come true!). In thinking about 2019 I can definitely say that I lost my energy. My usual momentum was absent and when I tried to get it back, I failed. I had to give up.

OK, here we are at 2020. I don’t like to wish time away, but hey, 2019, I won’t miss ya! And, what do I want to make 2020 for myself? My word is Energize.

This year it is time to energize my life again. I can’t stand another year of treading water: I just don’t have enough years in front of me to make that OK. And the only way I will get my momentum going again is to energize myself and those around me, I hope. Just thinking about that makes me excited.

Please, please, please do this with me. It can make all the difference in world, I promise. Your word is kind of like your mantra for the year and if it isn’t working, change it. It’s yours.

I hope you are as excited about 2020 as I am. Nothing has as much promise as the future and ours is bright!

Happy New Year Girlies!