WHAT!? Tomorrow is already Lent

So, January & February kinda ran together somehow.  2011:  I didn’t accomplish everything I wanted to last year, hit some bumps in the road, didn’t go on a ‘real’ vacation, had to put my beloved dog (Remy) to sleep in Sept. It was beyond sad, he was a rescue dog & I LUVED him. Wasted more money on stupid tickets!   A few highlights: got to see Tori Amos in Chicago (and no that doesn’t count as a real vaca) haven’t seen her in over 10 yrs. Discovered a famous shine of Our Lady of Guadalupe that I never knew about (anyone who knows me, knows I love the Virgin Mary)  Bonus- we happened to be there on the actual Feast Day of Guadalupe.  AMAZING! Thousands of (mostly) Mexicans paying tribute to Mary, flowers & roses EVERYWHERE. 

I Shot a Gun and I Liked It!  Went to an outdoor shooting range for the 1st time - Bam + Bam = FUN!!  If you've ever wanted to shoot a gun, do it.  Met MV - my 1st relationship since getting divorced. It lasted for 9 months and it was so fun  :))

And remembered .... that there’s always gonna be good AND bad  - and
realized I can do alot more of the ‘hard’ stuff than I thought I could.

Now ... HERE’S TO 2012!!!!  and how the heck is it already Feb 22?  Who's ready for Lent?  I am - mostly cause I like a challenge, and although I'm not overly "religious" I love all my Catholic traditions....and my Buddhist ones :)  Some people think its wrong, but for ME  it's the perfect spiritual balance.  Here's a pic of 2 wonderful Holy and compassionate people. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  I love the Archbishop's quote: 'He has no army, he cannot command his people with guns and he's not a separatist.' South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu said these words to the Chinese while referring to Tibetan spiritual leader and fellow Nobel laureate the Dalai Lama here on Friday.