Saturday, December 28, 2013

Rear View Mirror: 2013 Reflections

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Flickr image credit ohvaleria


“Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror,”
Byrd Baggett once said

But I disagree. We must always look forward.
Yet we learn
By looking back
Reflecting

This was a year of
Reflecting
Connecting
to people
Some I don’t even know

I didn’t know how much I needed them
On Twitter for example
4,796 tweets to 1,525 tweeps
A conversation
about anything
and
everything I needed to know
to read
to learn.

This was a year of new beginnings
taking risks
a new job in a new place
where my passion meets
my profession.
So inspired. So tired.
I love it.
The home I found
when I was not
looking.

This was a year of reading. So many books.
365 books was just too much for this year
Even though I have read
20 books since
November.
107 books so far. Thank you #nerdybookclub
The year is not over.

This was a year of writing.
In notebooks.
Google.
Blogging.
Donalyn Miller said it best, “ The world doesn’t need me to blog. But I do.”
I would not be a writer without the Writing Project.
Or a blogger.
Or even a principal.

There are the things
I wished I had done
better
more running
a cleaner house
and more patience with my family

But I will do better
this year.

“Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror,”
Byrd Baggett once said

But I disagree. We must always look forward.
Yet we learn
By looking back
Reflecting.

4 comments:

  1. Nicely written and I agree. All the best in 2014.

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    1. Hi Linda,
      Thank you! Have a happy new year!
      Jennifer

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  2. Thank you for continued inspiration. You are a great example of honesty and being brave. Happy 2014!

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    1. Hi Trina! Thank you! Love and hugs for an awesome 2014!
      Jen

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