Good morning, 2007!

I can’t tell you how excited I am for the New Year. Each year I am filled with enthusiasm for the upcoming 12 months, but this year is different. I wasn’t filled with as much fear. Rather, I turned that fear into faith by truly believe in my enthusiasm. Okay, the delta is slight, but it is there. (And, no, I didn’t have too many toasts last night). The past 14+ months have been filled with a tremendous amount of change for me and my family – loss of life, a major move, job/business changes, monumental childhood milestones and more. My rating on the “major stress factors scale” is over-the-top. It would have been so easy to become bitter and disillusioned, and, at time, I was. But I harnessed this uncertainty into downtime to evaluate my life, my dreams, and my goals. The result of this downtime was phenomenal. Tuning my thoughts to what mattered most in spirit and self rekindled my belief in the power of a life that excels in the chaos of life – an imperfectly inspired life.

We all can achieve an imperfect life – one that is enriched and inspired by our imaginations. Take time in 2007 to rekindle your belief – belief in your family, yourself, your dreams and your goals. Cultivate your imagination and inspiration to excel in the chaos of life and be the imperfectly inspired person you know you can be!

With inspiration and imagination,

Julie Watson Smith