Happy New Year and welcome to 2014! Are you as excited as I am for a new year, new opportunities, and permission to start on a new slate? While 2013 was utterly amazing I am determined to make 2014 an even better year. One with more kindness, giving, consideration of others, and greater level of soulful living. Today, I appreciated the opportunity to have no set plans. There was nowhere I needed to be at any given time and I spent the vast majority of the day in my pajamas. Which leads me to one of my resolutions…..which is to spend more time in my pajamas. I find physical comfort essential in my quest for emotional comfort.

I am grateful for the foresight to grow excited and plan for a year that will provide new experiences including international travel. My trip to Santiago Chile is one I’ve been planning for the last 9 months, another family trip to FL (YAY!), and another residency in Atlanta with my classmates. I expect to progress quite a bit this year with my research and dissertation while planning for new adventures in 2015 (including more travel).

What does 2014 look like to you? What are some of the things you hope to experience that you never have?