“Travel. Make memories. Have adventures. Because I guarantee that when you’re old and on your deathbed you won’t think about that flashy car you bought, or the twenty pairs of designer shoes you owned. But you will think about that time you got lost in your favorite city. The nights spent falling in love under the stars and all the beautiful people you met along the way. You’ll think of the moments that made you feel truly alive. And at the very end, those memories will be the only valuable possessions you own.” ~ EKP

As I write this, it’s 7:15 am December 28…my husbands birthday. Christmas is a memory now, and a good one…the best one I can remember in years. No, it wasn’t perfect, but nothing ever is…it was good, though, in so many ways. My two youngest daughters are still here, sleeping upstairs, as is my husband. The house is quiet. I sat down to finish a fashion post, but my mind had other ideas. I started to think about where my life is going in the new year. How can I make the mundane moments special? How can I live my life to the fullest in the coming year. It all has to do with perception. My life has had challenges that have caused me to grow into who I am, and I know that there will be more challenges that will cause me to learn and grow even more. Life never stops teaching, and it never stops giving the opportunity to begin again, to make special moments, and to bite our tongues when necessary. Life never stops giving the opportunity to be happy, to make special memories from seemingly ordinary moments and to love. This year, I invite you to come along with me as I explore what it means to be alive and live fully, being mindfully present on this journey of life.

“There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of one small candle.”

While it’s true that we inherit beliefs of those with whom we spend the most time and these philosophies become part of our subconscious mind, we have the ability to change past beliefs (the stories we tell ourselves that clearly aren’t true…I’m not good enough, etc.). I believe we can do this by consciously choosing to let go of negativity…chase light, not darkness. Being negative feels so bad, so why is it that we are negative? We all have a choice to do things that make us feel alive and fill our souls with joy. We have a choice to chase ideas and dreams that keep us up at night. Start celebrating the tiny moments of joy and choose in each moment to live positively and let go of what isn’t serving you. What you place your attention on expands and your clear intention (vision or desire) will organize the forces of the Universe to support your desires. I believe we all have within us the power to live a life filled with love, joy, health, compassion, friends and abundance. The first step is expecting and accepting this divine right. Embrace your potential to have whatever you can dream…starting with tiny moments of joy!

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

This idea of creating…a life we love, celebrating each joyful moment and feeling truly alive, will be the theme for Crazy Blonde Life this coming year. I’ve always said that life is made up of the little things because one day you look back and realize that they were the big things.

There will still be fashion, travel and new products and projects on Crazy Blonde Life. I will weave in this idea of feeling truly alive in many ways…I’m releasing the how of that one to the Universe and i’m sure it will all fall into place just as it should. I want this little corner of the internet to be a place where you can come to get your “daily indulgence”, but also a place which inspires you to to make this life you’re living a more beautiful journey.

I have so very much to celebrate in my life right now. I have come to realize that this is true because I chose to let go of negativity and try to live mindfully in the present moment. No one can do this all of the time, but I am getting better at recognizing when I’m starting to live in the past and rehash the negative things in my life…it’s a rabbit hole that I go down sometimes and it never leads to anything but tears and heartache.

I am sure of this ~ the best is still ahead and I’m not giving up on the person I’m becoming!

Since the focus of this post isn’t on the fashion, I’m not linking any of the pieces I’m wearing, but my blouse and belt are from Cabi, my hat is from Tenth Street Hats, my jeans are Citizens of Humanity and my boots are Stuart Weitzman.

I am so excited for the year to come! Thank you for reading today!