{"id":949,"date":"2010-01-24T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/?p=949"},"modified":"2010-01-24T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-24T10:05:00","slug":"2009-the-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/?p=949","title":{"rendered":"2009: The Year In Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year around this time, I write a letter to myself describing the year and what I have learned and what I want to do in the new year including my resolutions. And since I think that this a healthy <a href=\"http:\/\/rcornelius.livejournal.com\/234161.html\" target=_blank>tradition<\/a>, I wanted to continue it this year. Apologies in advance for the length, but as with everything I post, if it is not of interest, I am not offended if you skip over it.<\/p>\n<p>In a general sense, 2009 feels better than 2008, even if there were a few personal setbacks and missed opportunities. The only way I can make any sense of 2009 is if I look it at in a non-linear way (e.g. not from January to December) because I didn\u2019t experience it that way. So I will describe it in terms of lessons learned and feelings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I learned that in a relationship, being in love isn&#8217;t always enough. It takes lots of communication, a willingness on both sides to work to make each day better than the one before it, and being mentally healthy enough to love yourself before you can love someone else.<\/li>\n<li>I learned the enduring power, strength, and love of family. And that it is the silly disagreements &#8211; not the bond of family &#8211; that fade with time.<\/li>\n<li>I learned that I don&#8217;t forgive as easily as I should, but that my loyalty once earned, is fierce and enduring.<\/li>\n<li>I learned that my friends are always in the background looking out for me and watching over me. It&#8217;s hard not to feel incredibly fortunate and blessed with so many guardian angels around me.<\/li>\n<li>I learned that money isn&#8217;t everything. It may make the experience more pleasant, but the best experiences I have in 2009 cost me nothing and rewarded me greatly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So as I head into 2010, I usually would list the 5 things I resolve to do this year. However, this year feels like it must be different. As if&nbsp;I can&#8217;t list only the 5 things to focus on and then lose focus on the other things. So this year, I have only one resolution:<\/p>\n<p>I resolve to be the best person I can be through more attention to my family, loved ones, and friends; by having the wisdom to make informed judgements; the humility to ask for help; the compassion to help those that need it; the drive to achieve my dreams; and comfort in the fact that while I don&#8217;t have everything I want, I have everything I need.<\/p>\n<p>I hope for all of you a great year ahead&#8230;we&#8217;ll chat again on this in 12 months \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year around this time, I write a letter to myself describing the year and what I have learned and what I want to do in the new year including my resolutions. And since I think that this a healthy tradition, I wanted to continue it this year. Apologies in advance for the length, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/?p=949\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2009: The Year In Review<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rodneycornelius.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}