Blooming

Everyone is talking about new years resolutions and if not that their word for the year. I love all of this because it shows people are willing to move forward, to improve on who and how they live. As the year ends we reflect on changes we wish to make. We start the new year looking at goals and dreams for what is to come. For years I looked at the past and hated what I saw. I would carry my past from year to year hoping to change it and move forward. It took me many years to realize I can’t change it only learn from it. Now, that is an easy statement to say and most have said it once or twice in life. I’m guilty of letting my past overwhelm me and creep back in. Here is were I open my heart and tell you the cold hard black truth. Over the past few weeks that has happened. I look in the mirror and see nothing but my mistakes, I see the darkness that I’ve carried around for years and I have allowed it to beat me down. I’ve let UGLY slip back in to my heart and in my vision. I have learned from my past and I can truly say that I’m in a better place but there are those days that are so heavy. This year there are no resolutions in front of me. I have no big changes to make nor do I want to pretend I’m all glitter and sparkles. Truth is I’ve decided to just pray this year. Pray about everything, everyone and most of all pray my days full. I love the quote “bloom where you are planted. I’m going to focus on that quote. If you walk in the dessert you will see cactus and among those thorns a flower blooms. It truly is about your heart and how you decide to live life. I’ve done a little personal house cleaning and my heart is open to a good year with a promise of nothing but the day I’m standing in. So I plan to start each day with prayer and end each day with prayer. That gives me assurance that everything will be taken care of in between.

I’ve been posting on Instagram and Facebook about new things happening with Blue Happy Living. We are now in the Rustic Warehouse in Rockwall. We are still at Cameron Trading Company along with Junky Monkey and BoHo Buffalo in Waco. Waco has always been my happy place and will always be the place I run to for a break from it all. As always Greg is at the head of this boat taking care of the business side and Heather keeps cleaning up the mess I make on the computer, Instagram and Facebook. New to the Blue Happy crew is my son Dallas working with me on the furniture. On a personal level I have the Big D Climb coming up at the end of the month. I’m going for under 30 minute record this year. Yes all 70 floors under 30. I’ve got 2 runs planned in February with an 8 week break until the Silo run in April. There are things that get in our way it’s called life. Ups are easy to take and downs are hard to manage sometimes. It’s all about your heart and how you allow it to see what is in front of you.

I’ve been working on many projects and can’t wait to share. We will be adding video sooner than later so keep you eyes open for that soon. The down time over the holiday let me put a few things into perspective. The tribe I have behind me is amazing. Every single person that’s in that tribe I need. Without them I would be hopeless. It’s easy to feel like you are walking your path alone but if you look around there is a tribe to each side and behind you.

As I mentioned earlier I need Heather and she is so valuable to BHL. I have once again messed up and can’t figure out why in the world my photo’s can’t be put up on this blog tonight. Okay I accomplished one photo and the rest will not down load. So again Heather will fix that for tomorrow and tell me what the heck I did wrong. Confession it took her all day via text to explain to me how to log in. She has a hard job working with her momma. Wednesday blog will be full of make over photo’s. I’m sure of that because Heather can fix anything. Heather is good at the social media and the computer. She can see a problem and fix it without much thought. That’s how I look at furniture that is passed it trend and needs a new look. This small table was tossed out because it was passed it’s trendy decor. Chalk paint one of the easiest products to use and transform your home.