{"id":2345,"date":"2019-01-09T06:59:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T06:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2021-07-03T05:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T05:05:55","slug":"bringing-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/09\/bringing-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/stocksnap-894430\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2347 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Leave-the-Dishes-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bringing in 2019 | leave-the-dishes | www.patriciabaileyauthor.com\" width=\"656\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Leave-the-Dishes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Leave-the-Dishes-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Leave-the-Dishes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Leave-the-Dishes.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s here. 2019. Another ride around the sun and another trip through our crisp, clean new planners. A bright and shiny new year full of new chances, new hope.<\/p>\n<p>I spent the last moments of 2018 finishing the novel that refused to be. It was rough. Ugly. A Hail Mary effort to have something to show for a year that was full of stress and fear and a pressing sense of deep unease. And, it worked. Kind of. Just as the neighborhood erupted in celebratory fireworks, I wrote the last words of a draft I honestly did not think I would ever finish. Then I went to bed, exhausted by the work and the doubt, yet exhilarated by the knowledge that what I thought was going to work won&#8217;t because now I understood why. Now I can do something about it. I have hope &#8211; maybe only a smidge, but hope just the same. It&#8217;s a feeling I haven&#8217;t had in quite a while.<\/p>\n<p>I allowed 2019 to ease in without a lot of fanfare, hoopla, resolutions, or even my traditional goal-setting session. I spent the first week of 2019 resting. I read. I fiddled with end of the year tasks. I ran errands, rediscovered old TV shows, watched the snow fall, and even worked out a bit. And I didn&#8217;t set a single goal or make a single plan.<\/p>\n<p>I already know what I want do and what I want to accomplish. The list hasn&#8217;t changed. But one thing I&#8217;ve learned in the last year and a half is something the poet Robert Burns knew long ago &#8211;\u00a0 that<em><span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"\u201cthe\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\">\u201cThe <\/span> <span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"best\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\"> best <\/span> <span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"laid\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\"> laid <\/span> <span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"schemes\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\"> schemes <\/span> o&#8217; <span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"mice\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\"> mice <\/span> an&#8217; <span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"men\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\"> men <\/span> \/ <span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"gang\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\"> Gang <\/span> <span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"aft\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\"> aft <\/span> <span class=\"one-click\" data-term=\"a-gley\u201d\" data-linkid=\"nn1ov4\"> a-gley.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em> I&#8217;ve also learned that so many of my goals rely heavily on things outside of my control. So, instead of making goals, I listed what mattered to me in the world. The reasons I sit at my keyboard every day. The things I&#8217;m trying to do with my writing. The actions that make me feel like I&#8217;m on the right path.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to remember what matters to me this year and to shape my days accordingly. To ease-up, on myself, on my desires, on my day-to-day worries, and even on those around me.<\/p>\n<p>A friend reminded me of a poem this week. One that lives on my refrigerator as a reminder of a brave and unconventional way to be in the world. I&#8217;m moving the poem from my refrigerator to my desk this week. 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