Writing Sunday Thoughts

This is the last Sunday in 2008 and this morning's paper listed the top ten news stories of the year. Since I did not take a paper or watch the T.V. news for most of 2008, I'm not going to comment on them yet. Now I am more interested in reviewing my goals and deciding which to keep and which to discard.

This is the beginning of a new week and the end of an old year. This is a time of reflection and evaluation. As a writer, I am evaluating my 6th decade list and my writing plan. I will start with the 6th decade list, which I began on my 60th birthday December 24, 2006. In 2007, my world fell apart when my mother went into the hospital and the list went out the window. In 2008, Mom and I were recovering from 2007.

There were events in 2008 that caused more stress, but most of the year was spent in recovery from 2007. From my vantage point, 2009 will begin better then 2008. How the year will progress is another story, but I don't have to worry about that now. I'm looking forward to 2009 and achieving some of the goals on my rewritten 6th decade list.

Sunday thought flow through my mind,
reviewing last week,
and reviewing the old year.