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Happy New Year! – This is my Hello and catching-up Christmas Letter of 2008.

I’ve truly enjoyed this holiday season – lot’s of fun – two granddaughters and assorted friends here for Christmas dinner. Granddaughters Jessia and Leah hopped up and washed all the dishes. Amazing! Later I gallivanted out for a pleasant champagne New Year’s Eve.

I’m also taking time to organize, pitch a lot of papers, give away things, organize more, even clean. This peculiar satisfaction is addicting, no telling where it will end!

Gratitude bubbles over that I’ve time, energy and space to plan, to think about new goals and desires. Affirmations have served me so well; I’m constructing new ones for the new year. I do hope you’re using affirmations; they are an almost miraculous tool – keep us focused and supported during the low times. I say them on my daily walk.

This holiday time feels like liberation. 2008 was an intense year of getting most my books into ebooks and up for sale on my web site (www.joannlordahl.com). My relief at finishing (well almost) this job is wonderful. Now to bring folks to the site. If you’ve ideas and/or yet haven’t looked, please do. I’ll love to get your reactions. And also to my new Jo Ann’s Blog – which I’m learning to do.

My Hawaiian novel is started. I’m so excited and love the thrill of plotting, researching, organizing, even writing.

Thank you. Thank you for reading my words, for helping me get them in better order, for being a friend and a fellow companion at this wondrous and hopeful time in our lives. At last, at last an election we can be proud of.

May your Heart’s Desires find myriad paths into your world in 2009.
Aloha, Jo Ann

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