“The biggest happiness is when at the end of the year you feel better than at the beginning”– Henry David Thoreau

I do the same exercise each year as the year comes to a close and the next starts. And I love it. As a reminder, here is the link. I encourage all of us to look back at the last year and also determine what your goals or aspirations are for the year to come. How will you approach 2018? http://yearcompass.com/

Also a fun tradition Todd and I started this year and will continue, is to write down at the end of each month our two top favorite memories together. And we put them in a mason jar. At end of the year (today), we then take them all out and read them to each other. A joyful way to celebrate the year and remember all the wonderful times. Try it! You will love it. Great to do solo, as a couple or as a family.

I hope your year ends with more joy and hope. And if it doesn’t, we all get a renewed look at life and a fresh start as 2018 begins.  A new sunrise to a new year awaits us all! Happy New Year!