Flash back.... Lost in Thought.....

I wasn’t the clever one to come up with “Jalopy New Year!”

I have my iPhone predictive text feature to thank for that clever quip!

At first, I laughed my ass off because it’s simply a funny unexpected use of words and I repeatedly sent the same message without realizing this is what was going out into the universe to my family and friends. I had a brief moment of concern because I thought I had put out negativity into the first minutes of the New Year because by definition “jalopy” is an old & unreliable car. Vehicle 2010 was exactly that for most of my friends and family, 2010 was unreliable and the unstable ground left us mostly tired and feeling older. But it was my wake-up call and I can’t speak for others but for me, I am thankful for all that 2010 taught me and I endured. It was a year to make you think, be creative and persist. 2010 started out by kicking my ass but in the end, I kicked its ass and won and ended the year in probably the best mental space I’ve been in, in years.

Sorry, I divagate, back to my Jalopy.

Upon further excavation of the word jalopy, besides meaning old unreliable car, it also refers to heap and then to further define heap and it encompasses a collection of items laid upon each other; also bestow in large quantities and most importantly fill to overflow. And that’s exactly what I hope for everyone, that 2011 will become the accumulation of the best of everything - health, happiness, mental growth, love, wealth and feelings of grandeur and absolute contentment.

Now go out into 2011, kick ass and make yourself proud!

Heapy New Year my Ducky Dearies!

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