Melissa Ann Goodwin: My 2012 Wish List

Sunday, January 1, 2012

My 2012 Wish List

More hope and less worry

More joy and less heartache

More abundance and less loss

More adventure and less stagnation
More friendship and less isolation
More forgiveness and less resentment
More care for our planet and less wastefulness
More talking and less texting
More good stories about real people and less"Reality" TV

Added by Accidental Writer:
More love and less pretention
More integrity and less self promotion
More compassion and less prejudice
More understanding and less ignorance
More equality and less domination
More peace and less diplomatic imperatives

Added by jabblog:
More listening and less talking
More kindness and less egocentricity
More contentment and less moaning

Added by Tracy Jo:
More quiet moments and less noise
More connecting and less loneliness

Please add on...

10 comments:

Anonymous1/01/2012
I concur with all of the above: my humble offerings are:-
More love and less pretention
More integrity and less self promotion
More compassion and less prejudice
More understanding and less ignorance
More equality and less domination
More peace and less diplomatic imperatives
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jabblog1/01/2012
Agreed

More listening and less talking
More kindness and less egocentricity
More contentment and less moaning
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BECKY1/01/2012
I'll just say "Ditto" to all of these wonderful "Wishes!" May the majority of them come true....
And I wish you a wonderful new year, again, Melissa!
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Melissa Ann Goodwin1/01/2012
Wonderful dear friends - I shall add these on!
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Tracy Jo1/01/2012
Love this! How about...

More quiet moments and less noise
More connecting and less loneliness

Happiest New Year, Melissa!! I wish you the best.
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Melissa Ann Goodwin1/01/2012
Beautiful Tracy Jo - thank you.
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DMS1/01/2012
What wonderful things to wish for in 2012! I think the world would be a better place if everyone gave these a try!

Thanks for following my blog- I am now following you back!

Happy New Year!
~Jess
http://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/
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Melissa Ann Goodwin1/01/2012
Hi Jess, I had to follow you because I love the name of your blog :-) Wishing you a fabulous 2012!
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Carol Kilgore1/01/2012
These are all great.
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Donna Volkenannt1/01/2012
Great post. Lots to think about and consider.
Donna
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About Me

I am an author, poet, and yoga teacher, recently returned to my beloved New England after a 20-year journey of living in the southwest U.S. and Florida. I am the author of Candles in the Windows, A Christmas Romance, newly released in 2023. I also have two middle-grade novels, The Christmas Village and Return to Canterbury. In 2023, I also released my first poetry collection, The Brook in the Woods Behind our Old House, and a self-illustrated picture book, Come Fly with Me. All my books are available on Amazon.com. Click on the book cover to go directly to that book's page on Amazon.

About My Poetry

It wasn't until the forced isolation of the pandemic that I began to explore writing poetry with dedicated effort. To my surprise and delight, several poems that emerged from that time went on to win honors and awards in international poetry competitions throughout 2021 and 2022. A small collection of my work was a top five winner in the 2022 Oprelle Masters Poetry Competition, while individual poems earned awards and honors in the Bigger Than Me and Coming Home Competitions, The Prime 53 Poetry Competition, and the Vivian Shipley Award. In 2023, I published my first poetry chapbook, The Brook in the Woods Behind Our Old House, which is available on Amazon.