What Are You Doin’ New Year’s Eve?
As 2022 comes to an end, I, like many others find myself reflecting on the past year while thinking about how I want 2023 to be different. I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t feel some stress about this upcoming year. My medical situation continues to be “iffy” at best with my medical team continuing to try to come up with solutions to get me to a point of being able to function at a regular level after the accident. Coordinating multiple providers is no easy task, particularly for someone with a traumatic brain injury and chronic pain, among other conditions, not to mention being a single parent.
Speaking of being a single parent, this year The Awesome Teen™️ and I have had several opportunities to share our experience to inspire and encourage others…
Some 2022 Highlights:
Son and I interviewed for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Son and I featured in Brain Health Magazine
Featured on CanvasRebel
Son and I featured on end-of-year fundraising campaign for Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona
Son and I featured in Good Men Project
Added to Influencer marketing and media group
Son and I filmed footage for Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona
Son featured on fundraising campaign email for Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona
Interviewed for “Incarceration on the Brain” podcast
Son was a featured panelist on the Alaska Black Caucus’ Community Conversation about education
As the year is coming to a close, some things have popped up that have attempted to try to add stress to an already stressful situation, but, I know that it’s nothing but Satan. My mom and I watched Dolly Parton’s “Christmas on the Square” and she has a fabulous song and dance number telling Satan to back off when he’s attempting to mess everything up with her fantastic holiday special. The song is called “Go to Hell”, and here’s a little snippet:
Oh I tried hard to conquer my fears and my doubts
But everywhere I turn I see your evil doin's all about
I have suffered your sorrow, your heartache and grief
You keep dealing me a bad hand with a trick card up your sleeve
Go to Hell, go to Hell, go back where you belong
Get thee behind me Satan, just leave me alone
Take all of your bad guys, your demons and flee
Go to Hell in a handbasket, heaven's calling me
Go to Hell, go to Hell, go to Hell, go to Hell
Go to Hell in a handbasket 'cause heaven waits for me
I’ve got some plans for the new year that I’m excited about. I believe it’s time to just go for it! I’ve always been a dreamer, but in the past I’ve let fear, self-doubt and the opinions of others, stop me from doing what I wanted to do, things I know that God has for me to do, and I can no longer let that happen. How can I lead my son, who is now a teenager and beginning to make decisions about his own life, by example if I’m not also taking chances and going for what I know is for me?
The other thing I realized while looking for pictures to highlight this past year is that I don’t actually have a ton of them. That’s partially because with my conditions, going out to events and things is few and far between. But also, I enjoy enjoy being in the moment and not necessarily taking photos to document every moment. (I’ve read that’s an INTJ thing-that’s my Meyers-Brigg personality type!) Maybe in 2023 I will do try to photograph a little more, just to have physical representations of the memories, whether I decide to share them or not.
I pray you all have a safe and wonderful New Year’s Eve with something sparkly, and that you continue growing and glowing in 2023!🎉✨
Love,
Cazoshay Marie
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