A New Year’s Promise
So, on the eve of a brand new decade, on behalf of Abe, who’s better angels were cut short in mid flight, I’ve made up my mind to be happy, because if Mr. Lincoln, with all he had on his mind could, well, so can I.
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Bravo, Susannah!
I don’t do resolutions but promises to and for myself as well.
Your promise is an excellent one.
Loved the story of Abe…
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Oh! And a most happy HAPPY New Year to you!
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A new year is like a blank page. I emptied my God box, yes I have one of those courtesy of Anne Lamott who advocates them in a big way, and put new prayers in it for 2020. It made me feel hopeful with a dash of optimism tossed in like a pinch of salt. Maybe you can find a box sitting somewhere and do it too. Maybe you already have one. In any event, Happy New Year Dale, and to Zeke too. Here’s to many essays and photos starting with one on the first day of the year. I’d say that’s a good sign. 🙂
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That it is! (Thank God for that…)
What a great idea and I’m looking at a box as we speak!
Thank you. Here’s to essays and photos (gonna try and capture it tonight for tomorrow).
I like that as a good sign 😊
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I get lots of tips from Annie. 😁
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😁
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I love your new picture. We can see your pretty face better, and yes, I like that Abe story too. Most people don’t know he suffered from melancholia.
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Oh, thank you. I was fooling around and ended up liking the result.
So many do suffer… I have my own moments.
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It’s like an actor’s 8 by 10. 👍
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Hah! Just the right amount of smirk, right?
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That’s right. It’s a great smirk too.
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😏
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I dated a bipolar woman many years ago…Abe did quite well..omg.
(mine was unmedicated most of the time, too)
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Maybe she knew Mary. Sorry, bad joke.
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It’s fine. I have several great tales to tell from all that.
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To be happier is a marvelous promise. I’m going to follow your lead and try it. I told myself the other day that I could smile and go on or grumble. (I can easily be depressed when I’m very tired.) It worked!
Happy New year!
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I love you Anne. You’re the best. ❤️
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I love you right back. You are very special to me.
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AWE…THANK YOU KINDLY. 🙂
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What a great promise, Susannah. Happiness is definitely a state of mind; how one reacts to situations.
Renting your kids out for labor wasn’t uncommon back then, or even more recently. Pookie’s father used to trade his labor for hay or other barter materials. Needless to say, he and I had radically different childhoods.
Have a ‘Happy’ New Year!
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Abe didn’t like it much and I gather dad didn’t show any appreciation since Abraham left home soon after that though he did draw close to his step mother who really loved him. I love knowing that. That he had someone.
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Almost forgot. Happy New Year’s Skinny, to you and Pookie. Here’s to many smiles in our spanking new decade.
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A wonderful perspective – besides, so much of life is about the perspective we chose. Cheers to your perspective and heart – All the best to you for 2020.
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And to you Frank, the music man in my life. 🙂
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I always like a historical perspective, Susannah. I think you have picked the best example to follow. Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
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Thanks John. Happy New Year to you too, from me and Abe. 🙂
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I hope you find your happy in 2020, SB.
Happy New Year
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To you too Marc.
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Happy New Year, Susannah! 🎶🎉🍸~Elle
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To you too Elle. Had my little Xmas tree up. 🙂
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It’s all I had up this year. Andrew wasn’t home for the first time and this was perfect for just us!
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Is happiness really that simple to achieve…just make up your mind? Perhaps, Abe was a smart guy. He loved to tell funny stories. He had a good sense of humor. His work touched lots of people in a positive way. Maybe, these factors are all part of being happy. Cheers to you.
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An uplifting theory to be sure. Cheers, right back at you.
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I do not make ‘resolutions’ either. Changes? Yes, I must make adjustments, changes and they aren’t easy. I’m a recovering ‘Michael-less’ and it’s taking effort to stay on track. My word for 2020 is ‘Thoughtfulness’. I promise to be always thoughtful which will bring me happiness. To you Susannah, my friend…I pray you will be blest with being happy from this day on and I know you will keep your promise ’cause you’re that kind of girl. Happy New Year…always!
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Thoughtfulness seems a thing of the past. I find quite often it’s misinterpreted as if one wants something using it cunningly. Suspicion sets in. It’s a shame really since it’s not the case at all, but the way the works is these days, one can at least understand it. Happy New Year to you Vasca.
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Personally, I find happiness as an objective to be too much pressure, but I admire your courage for taking it on. Happy New Year!
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To you too Gail. I guess my point is to see my glass more half filled.
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In that case, I lift my half-filled glass to yours. Cheers!
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Atta girl. 🍷
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