I love the new year!
I have three times a year I feel a surge of energy and renewal – when the ground thaws in the spring and I’m ready work in the yard – usually around the middle of April. I know that in a few short weeks, I’ll be planting the
flowers I love so well and will be enjoying until mid-October.
The other time is mid-October, again working in the yard to put the flower beds to sleep for the winter, take down the hanging baskets and bring in all the pottery, pots, and decorations that have contained so much beauty.
And of course, the other time is the new year. I remember as a child, sitting alone in my room on New Year’s Eve, listening to the count down of the year’s top songs. I was always very sad at the new year, but not any more!
Now it energizes and excites me! Change your thinking, change your life – yep, words to live by!

This year, I start with seven new people in my tribe! I’m welcoming Adi, David, Fred, Karen, Kathy, Laura, and Michael – Yay! I’ve added links to their blogs on the sidebar to the right, down there – yeah, that’s it!
And now – you knew you couldn’t get away without a song – this is my New-Year-Energizing-Best-Song-Ever! LET’S GO!!!!
Let’s Go
Let’s go!
Make no excuses now, I’m talking here and now, I’m talking here and now
Let’s go!
Your time is running out, I’m talking here and now, I’m talking here and now – It’s not about what you’ve done
It’s about what you’re doing!
It’s all about where you going
No matter where you’ve been, let’s go! Let’s go!
Let’s go!
Let’s go! (Hey, its now or never oh oh)
Let’s go! (Tomorrow’s good, tonight is better oh oh)
Let’s go! There ain’t no better time, I’m talking here and now, I’m talking here and now
Let’s go!
Right now is where you shine, I’m talking here and now, I’m talking here and now
It’s not about what you’ve done
It’s about what you doing
It’s all about where you going
No matter where you’ve been! Let’s go! Let’s go!
Let’s go!
Let’s go!…
Let’s go!
Let’s go!
Let’s go! (Hey, its now or never, oh oh)
Let’s go! (Tomorrow’s good, tonight is better oh oh) Let’s make it happen
Ooh, let’s make it happen tonight
Let’s make it happen
Ooh, let’s make it happen tonight
Let’s make it happen
Ooh, let’s make it happen tonight
Let’s make it happen
Ooh, let’s make it happen tonight, tonight, let’s go! Let’s go!
Ooh let’s go! (Hey, it’s now or never, oh oh)
Let’s go! (Tomorrow’s good, tonight is better oh oh) Let’s go!
Songwriters: Shaffer Chimere Smith / Calvin Harris / Ellen Pietropaoli

You are a combination of kind + kick-butt + inspiring. Thanks for a great post! xoxo
Thank you, Val!
So thankful that I read this post today – what a tremendous way to start my day! Thank you for your inspiration! I printed the lyrics to this song and downloaded the song to my playlist. Namaste!
Thanks for those kind words, Colleen. I know the song will keep you going!
An honor to be part of the tribe.
See you on the next zoom
-A
So very glad to have you, Alejandro!
I can totally relate to spring, fall and how I used to feel at the New Year! Thanks to MKE this year’s feeling was amazing and I’m ready to unleash my best self. Much love & light to you on your journey.
I’m glad you’re getting your New Year mojo back, Leann! Let’s Go!
Right NOW is where you shine! Shine on and thanks for encouraging us to bloom, glow and grow exactly where we are! ❤️
NOW! Go get ’em, Miriam!