Another Year, Another Wish
It’s been quite a year. To sum up, I’m glad it’s over, I’m happy at how I’ve changed my life, I’m tired of change, I’m thrilled at how well my eBook company, the eBook ArtisansTM, is doing, I love my job, I’m sad I didn’t—as Neil Gaiman says—kiss someone who thinks I’m wonderful, and I GOT A PUPPY!
My year in Facebook statuses:
And every few years, I post my favorite blessing for the New Year by Neil Gaiman. I don’t really have any resolutions this year, and to be honest, I want everything in his benediction—especially to kiss someone who thinks I’m wonderful. 
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art—write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. May your coming year be a wonderful thing in which you dream both dangerously and outrageously.
I hope you’ll make something that didn’t exist before you made it, that you will be loved and you will be liked, and you will have people to love and to like in return. And most importantly, because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now—I hope that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind. And I hope that somewhere, in the next year, you surprise yourself.”
Isn’t that the best ever? Here he is, reading it.
And what is your wish for the new year?
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Natasha Fondren is a writer traveling the U.S. in a camper with her four cats. She is currently enjoying the lizards and desert heat in Arizona.
I’m happy your business is doing well too! I’m so proud of you for making it happen!
My wish? Things seem to be getting better for me after YEARS of awful, so I just hope everything continues in the direction it’s going.
Happy new year!
2011 had its ups and downs, more downs than ups this year so I won’t be sad to see it go. I hope 2012 rocks for us all.
Great stuff from both you and Neil.
I’m glad to hear you are doing well. You’ve had a difficult time and coming out of it better off, it would seem, is a big accomplishment. Many people just get crushed. And having your own business….! That’s the best way to live so I’m thrilled for you.
Just lovely – thanks for sharing
Thank you for the reminder about Neil’s benediction. I think I can rewrite it, but I don’t think I can improve it. There’s a big difference.
So I hope you surprise yourself and go places you never visited before, and have a great year, and I promise that I shall try to do the same.
I hope your most important dreams come true this year, Natasha.
Your black dress sounds lovely. Great blessing! Right back at you. If I lived near you, I’d kiss you. A friendly, non-passionate, non-lesbian kiss. But you didn’t specify passion – or gender – and I think you’re wonderful.