With the start of a new year often comes resolutions and promises, right?  Some make the usual “more exercise” or “watch what I eat” promises that are often started with great vigor and fizzle out like an old bottle of soda.  Spending the last two days with LC, we have had many a conversation about what our 2009 is going to look like.  He is going to reduce the protein intake in his diet which is just more for me!  He is also going to eat more greens and incorporate more salads into his diet – not sure how he can do more since his refrigerator interior looks like the produce aisle in Whole Foods!

My resolution has nothing to do with food or exercise.  Those promises I just want to be givens and a regular part of my day.  No, this year I resolve to be more trusting and genuine.  Trusting in the fact that I need to sometimes just “let go” and trust that what has been put into place will run its natural course and materialize as it will.  At work and in my personal life I resolve to be more open to what people say and receptive to the opinions they may share.  I need to be more open to the differences people bring to my life and to appreciate those differences.

I resolve to take people and their word as it is said, putting aside the fears and danger that doubt can create.  I know these things are possible…not easy, but possible.  LC and I had a long chat last night about expectations, an important conversation that revealed how much in common we have when it comes to what we look for in a relationship.  It was interesting to hear him speak and have those feelings resonate within me, something I had not felt in such a long time.  It was comforting to hear, see, and feel.

It is a good start to the new year.