New Year - New Outlook - Namaste

The most practical reason for maintaining a blog is that its archive of posts enables one to see what they have accomplished throughout the year or years past. That was my main intention when I started blogging. My personal second reason was to blog in order to share, and see what others are doing.

Blogging creates this virtual community online of like minded people, some unknown years ago. This camaraderie has probably become more important to me than the having a timeline of projects finished. Ravelry has now fulfilled both of these two reasons for blogging. It is obviously a Community of Tight Knit (and Crochet) Folks! A family of fiber minded friends. I'm very thankful for all the individuals who work to make it a better place. Through Ravelry, I can connect at any level with folks across the USA, or around the world with just a click. The big picture is possible, as well as just seeing what my SIL or nieces or neighbors are working on.

My efforts here on the blog this past year have been pretty feeble. That is probably due in part to more activities going on in my life with grandchildren, and friends in my new REAL neighborhood. I thought about discontinuing the blog, but the reality is that blogging is still important to me, and still fulfills a need. It does keep me on tract- even if I am the only person reading it, which I might be! 

Traditionally I have listed my accomplishments on the blog at the end of the year, but this year I am not going to do that. I also am not going to make a list of resolutions since historically I am bad at following them.

So for 2009, my wish for myself, and my friends, is simple.  Be in touch with those you love, love yourself, and share your love with those around you. In Yoga, namasté is a salutation that is a Sanskrit term which can be understood to mean, that I respect that divinity within you that is also within me. Namaste to all of you!