A new year, a new plan....

  " I counted my years and discovered that I have
less time to live going forward than I have lived until now.

I have more past than future.
I feel like the child who received a bowl of candies.
The first ones, ate ungracious,
but who then realized there were only a few left,
so began to taste them deeply.

I want to surround myself with people,
who know how to touch the hearts of people ….
People to whom the hard knocks of life,
taught them to grow with softness in their soul.

Yes …. I am in a hurry … to live with intensity,
that only maturity can bring.
I intend not to waste any part of the goodies
I have left …
I'm sure they will be more exquisite,
than most of which so far I've eaten.

My goal is to arrive to the end satisfied and in peace
with my loved ones and my conscience.
I hope that your goal is the same,
because either way you will get there too .. "
Mário de Andrade (Excerpt)   As I enter the final year of my fifth decade, I thought it appropriate to share this poem.   My Mother was only blessed with five decades and three weeks before she was called Home.   I feel confident that my path will be different, but nonetheless, time grows short for us all at some stage, and as the poem says, I intend not to waste any part I have left.   This year at A Tray of Bliss will be different in some ways.   I am working full time, so my blogging and creative time is more limited. I find myself turning to Photo driven methods of staying in touch. Instagram is quick and easy, and often conveys the moment or the message, so perhaps you'd like to follow me there...   Mimis Tray of Bliss on Instagram   Facebook is not my own preferred communication, however many of you have chosen to communicate with me there, so there I shall remain for now. I rarely post on the main page, as I have a closed group that allows members to view daily posts, and add their own posts in privacy.   To join that group, you'll need to go to the main page, and request that I add you. You can find that main page here...   Mimi's Tray of Bliss on Facebook   You will see me here fortnightly for sure, and more often if I can manage it, so stay tuned.   My plan is to approach 2019 with purpose, a plan. I do love a good plan.   Here are my themes for the year ahead...   Home is where the Heart is   A Space of Our Own   Sew Along   Accessories Maketh the Wardrobe   Getting On With It...the Working Girls Insourcing   As always, I can only write what I live, and those six categories pretty much sum up life around here these days. I wonder if they sum up your life too?   Let's spend 2019 together, arriving at the end of the year, satisfied and in peace with our loved ones and our consciences.   Love,   ...Mimi...