I resolve to Believe..

My new word for 2009 is Believe.

In the first half of 2008, I braved the unknown.. I ventured out of my comfort zone..

I dipped my toes into social media. It started with Yahoo! Mash. I met my "sneak your link" partner in crime, who encouraged me to join Facebook.

I went to Blogger conferences and meet-ups (and later tweet-ups like Riverdog Games..)

I met some amazing, creative people.

Soon after this, I joined Twitter and then Friendfeed.

In June, you all witnessed, as I faced a new phase, in my life.. my mortality was right in my face..

I took these photos, with my .3 mpx cell phone.. because I was alone, staring at this amazingly, scary, new reality.. I wondered how it would change my life... or if it would..

and it did.

How much faith could I have in a blood bank that was making me sign that I accepted that this blood could kill me? That I would no longer be able to donate to the blood bank because I had received blood from them? Or a hospital, in a strange city, that made me sign that I could die if I didn't have the transfusions?

I was having to put blind faith in not just one stranger, that had donated this much-needed blood. I needed two units. Two people, I didn't know, have lived lives that could change the rest of mine.. for good and bad. Two strangers to be grateful to.. and worried about, all at the same time.

I slowly worked my way back into my shell. I allowed the influences of some negative people, in my world, to get to me. I chose to Believe in the wrong things..

Now I'm saying, "No More."

In 2009, I choose to, again, Believe in..

• Myself
• Faith
• Hope
  
• Others
• Tomorrow

I can Believe in Dreamz again. I can branch back out and join photo meet-ups, blogger meet-ups, tweet-ups, and conferences.

I can let others into my world again.

I can trust a new friend.

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