New Year's Resolution - Again

Well, here it is again - The new year.  2012 instead of 2011.  This is a repost of lasts year's new year's resolutions entitled Making Mistakes.  As I was rereading this post, at first I thought that I hadn't done so well because I still wasn't realizing success beyond my wildest dreams.  Aren't we all too hard on ourselves?  However, I did accomplish one key goal - A written plan.  I took a course at our local college where the big final project was a business plan.  And I got an "A" on it, too!  (patting myself on the back).  


So, my friends, here is the original post:


Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."  I suppose that's true.   With 2011 coming quite soon, and with the rush of the Christmas season behind me, I find myself becoming quite introspective. Since I made plenty of mistakes in 2010, I plan to learn from them - might as well make good use of them since they're already made!


One mistake I made was a lack of planning.  I definitely had lots of good intentions but without planning, that's what my dreams remained - good intentions.  Oh, flying by the seat of my ample pants served me well enough but had I converted my 2010 resolutions into written-down plans, success beyond my wildest dreams would not have been so elusive.  

What does all this rumination and introspection mean?  It means that 2011 will be lived on purpose.  With a plan. A well thought out plan.  A written-down plan. Eleanor Roosevelt also said, "In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."


So, my dear friends, please hold me accountable.  Until next time...  

Sunday Inspiration: The Future Beckons

Mark Twain once said, "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Vintage Tall Ship Fine Art Print by gbrousseau

As 2011 closes and 2012 opens, that is what I want to do - Throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor and catch the trade winds in my sails.  To all my friends - May you explore, dream and discover all things good!

Sunday Inspiration - Imagine

"At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done - Then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago."  Frances Hodgson Burnett

Imagine necklace

Where is your imagination taking you today?

Happy New Year!

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Life On Purpose

This is what Western Kansas looks 
like in the Spring - I can't wait!

As you know, my posting has been pretty spotty; very spotty, actually. However, I have been thinking a lot about living life on purpose, and Mary Zoom will begin to reflect that.  I believe with all my heart that creativity and inspiration can infuse even the most mundane details of daily living, and this   blog will serve to journal how that works in my life and work.  So, my friends, lets go on a creative journey together!

Making Mistakes

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself."  I suppose that's true.   With 2011 coming quite soon, and with the rush of the Christmas season behind me, I find myself becoming quite introspective. Since I made plenty of mistakes in 2010, I plan to learn from them - might as well make good use of them since they're already made!


One mistake I made was a lack of planning.  I definitely had lots of good intentions but without planning, that's what my dreams remained - good intentions.  Oh, flying by the seat of my ample pants served me well enough but had I converted my 2010 resolutions into written-down plans, success beyond my wildest dreams would not have been so elusive.  

What does all this rumination and introspection mean?  It means that 2011 will be lived on purpose.  With a plan. A well thought out plan.  A written-down plan. Eleanor Roosevelt also said, "In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."


So, my dear friends, please hold me accountable.  Until next time...  

An Attempt at being Left-Brained

Having been challenged by the girls at Savvy Blogging, I have proceeded to set some goals.  Being the right-brained creative type, this has not come naturally.  As a matter of fact, my brain now hurts.  However, I love a new challenge, so here goes:

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Goal #1:  Post once a week.  Might as well start with something simple.

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Goal #2:  Start jotting down ideas for new posts so that I can constantly be on the lookout for beautiful and interesting ways to present the subject.

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Goal #3:  Learn one new technical skill each week and pray my brain doesn't explode.

So, there we go.  My underlying goal is to write a blog that will be beautiful, enjoyable and useful - and through the process of posting, begin to connect  with other creative souls.  This is about as left-brained as I know how to be.