My Way

"My Way"

And now, the end is here

And so I face the final curtain

My friend, I'll say it clear

I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

I've lived a life that's full

I traveled each and ev'ry highway

And more, much more than this, I did it my way

Regrets, I've had a few

But then again, too few to mention

I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption

I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway

And more, much more than this, I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew

When I bit off more than I could chew

But through it all, when there was doubt

I ate it up and spit it out

I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed and cried

I've had my fill, my share of losing

And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing

To think I did all that

And may I say, not in a shy way,

"Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way"

For what is a man, what has he got?

If not himself, then he has naught

To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels

The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!

Yes, it was my way

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 This seems so appropriate for the end of this year of self discovery.

This year, I didn't accomplish all of my goals.

And it's okay.

What I did do was learn to accept myself as I am.

I have learned to accept my life and my circumstances.

I decided to get off of the path that I was on (that now seems so destructive)

and forge a new trail.

I learned that I am okay.

I am crazy, eccentric, strange, brusque, and loving.

And that's okay.

And this year, I've tried to live my life in a way that I accept, that I feel good about.

So, if you don't like me or the things that I do, it's your loss.

I am married to an amazing man who loves me as much as I love him.

I have 60 kids who are sure that they can't live without me.

I have a family that loves and supports and accepts me.

And, most importantly, I am a child of God.

And He created me.

So....

In the words of the ever daring Coco Chanel-

"I don't care what you think about me.  I don't think about you at all."

(did you see what I did there?  I channeled a fashion icon and a music icon in one post!)

So, come on 2013.

Hit me with your best shot.