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Did you start your year with a bang or a whisper? 

My year started with some much needed downtime. I am learning that you don't need a week to truly replenish your well of well-being, but you need dedicated time to do it. Yesterday I took a day off. I slept. I went swimming (I use the term loosely). I spent time in the sauna, melting away some of the holidays indulgences. I had tea. I read a book (one of no literary value whatsoever). I made veggies for dinner. I managed to stumble into bed at decent hour! Mr. Sweetie and I spent time together on and off through the day. Everything was so low-key, yet it felt like a holiday, because there were things I didn't do: I did not plan. I din't analyze, project, or fret. I didn't look back. I did not engage in any kind of negative thoughts or behavior. I avoided stressing myself out by giving myself permission not to do anything at all, or only do things I felt like doing at that moment. I had no schedule. I had no reservations, appointments, or places to be. I just had to be. Period. 

My year started with a zen. 

How about yours? Have you made plans, or thrown them to the wind and decided to be present in the now? Have you made resolutions, or have you resolved not to have any this year? Have you retreated into the cocoon of warmth to quietly nurture your own self, or have you jumped right into the middle of things? Perhaps you have picked up right where you left off whatever it is you were doing in 2011? Did you compose a list to guide you through the year, or are you going without? Did you found an inspiration in not having to invest in outcome and results, or have you set some new rules in motion? 

I would love to know!