"Don't worry, Karen" it told me, "you can forget about that uncaring asshole, 2007, and put him behind you once and for all."
2008 gave me permission to take my lessons learned like a bullet and carry them forward.
Which is exactly what I did.
2008 has been the best year of my life. Not only because I have untold riches and fabulous and meaningful relationships and unprecedented accomplishments, but because I got to follow my heart. But here's the rub: I've always had untold riches and fabulous relationships and unprecedented accomplishments: I've always had it all. I was just too busy complaining about what I didn't have to ever appreciate it.
I got to step off the assembly line. I didn't just start writing; I started writing the script of my own life. Imperfect and clumsy as it may look, poor and passionate though it may be; it resembles me now thoroughly and blissfully and completely.
2008 is the year my life cracked wide open. I loved more, I worried less. It has been about forgiving myself, working less, indulging more, finding joy, shedding guilt and shirking responsibility. And I have a sister who let me do it all.
I feel like I finally get it. I finally understand what makes me tick, who I am, how to be happy and how to move forward. I am still working on many, many things but I know this for sure: I'm going to be okay. I have all the answers. I have everything I need.
Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did a’wright. I only made it out to the Mountains once instead of twice, and I never did make it to my belly dancing class, but I can live with that and happily carry it over to 2009. And yes, I will most definitely make more.
Where did you go?
Quebec
Vegas
and Belize.
What did you get really, really excited about and why?
I think we all know the answer to that:
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I wrote a book.
What was your biggest failure?
Ooh, gotta say my sister. I am still fighting to love, not just to win.
What has surprised you most?
I started going to church.
What album will always remind you of 2008?
Hard Candy, Madonna
Best book:
Bright, Shiny Morning by my hero James Frey
Greatest musical discovery?
Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective
What did you want and get?
I go to stay home and write!
What was your favorite film of this year?
Sex & the City
Number of friendships ended: 2
Number of articles published: 28
Number of blog posts: This makes 104
Film festivals attended: 1
Plays attended: about 9
Number of mechanical bulls ridden: 1
Number of pancake breakfasts: 4
Number of planes ridden: 13 (3 round trips)
Number of weddings attended: 1
Number of weddings worked: about 10
Number of road trips: 2
Number of books read: 7
Number of days on the beach/by the pool: 10
Number of different employers: 5
Number of hours spent in a personal development course or seminar: 160
The most surprising thing you learned about yourself this year that was completely obvious to everyone around you:
-I have authority issues
-Change is hard for me
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
A pyjama with woolly slippers
Something you do now that you never thought you would:
-Listen to Kate Bush
Something you do every day that most people don't know about:
-visualizations and affirmations
Who was the best new person you met?
Jordan, although technically, we met last year. We just didn’t connect until now.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
My assumptions are almost always wrong
Lessons that you are going to carry over into the New Year:
-Tell the truth
-Worry less
-Let go
A quote that sums up your year:
"One must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation." -Elizabeth Gilbert
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