DON’T BE AFRAID TO BUILD SOMETHING NEW

Christmas may currently be lying in pieces on the floor, but try to see it like a real estate agent sees a broken down house — as a renovation opportunity. Whether you’re spending the day with the cat, with your kids and no money, in a refuge, or on your aunty’s couch, don’t miss whatever tiny opportunity still exists to build something new that’s meaningful for you.
I wish I hadn’t spent a miserable Christmas Day in a park scaring a small child. I wish I’d been courageous enough to go on a road trip with a box of cookies and a mixed CD, Skype in to my sister’s do or babysit some dogs for the season. When you’re too afraid to build a new thing, then all you’re left with is the mess the old thing left behind.