Have you lost your "muchness?"

In the new Disney Alice in Wonderland movie the Mad Hatter says to Alice, "you've lost your muchness." It is the beginning of a new year and a lot of us are making New Years Resolutions. Someone recently told me I have lost my muchness, but didn't use those words. As I was reflecting on that comment, I realized, yes, I truly have. What does it mean to lose your muchness? Well, to lose those spunky, lively parts of yourself that make you special and unique. To lose that inner drive, fire and passion that recently would drive you to take chances, to make things happen. For me, it was to lose the magic I had inside me. I used to be able to make amazing things happen. Like the Phoenix that rises from the ashes, I could take nothing and make it into something lively and incredible. Some of us are getting older and the thought is distressing. To see wrinkles, age lines, our bodies are not what they were in our early twenties. But do we have to give up? To go quietly into the night? I love the poem by Dylan Thomas: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Rage against the things that bring you down, that makes us old, fat, and unhappy. We don't have to roll over and let things happen to us. It is a new year and a new beginning. If you hate your body- start simple, you don't have to join an expensive gym, or buy expensive exercise equipment. If you are in a cold weather state, the malls are open. You can walk laps for free inside them. I used to run a store in one nearby, and I was so inspired to watch all the younger and older folks making the laps to get that exercise. The T.V. has some great exercise programs. The Firm is a great workout video.
If you feel you have lost that inner drive and fire, read inspiring books, blogs, quotes or poems. Gratitude is a great way to start any goal. Be grateful for all that you have been blessed with. Even if it is small, even if things don't look promising. I do know the feeling of thinking things can't get worse, and then they do. Be humble and realize you don't know it all, let others assist and guide you to your goal. There is so much we can learn from others and their experiences.
May all of you regain your muchness or keep it strong and active!