A New Year...A New Begining?

 

Well here it is…January 1^st in a new year.  As usual, this is the day that we spend time reflecting on the previous year and establishing wonderful goals and plans for the coming new year.  As I think about this, I wonder why we feel it is necessary to go through this process, and usually by the middle of January, we have moved on with the “same ole’ thing” or the same bad habits.  When I get honest about this annual ritual, I have to admit that my hope for a better life, a better community, a better country and a better world is the one constant thing in my life.  So what makes this day or coming new year different?  Probably nothing!

So is this being to cynical?  Probably…but yet it comes from so many years of the same thing.  I turned 65 years old last year and that significant milestone seemed to affect me in ways I did not expect.  I am glad to have made it this far and I realize that at this point in my life, I have more behind me than what is ahead of me.  Facing our morality is a sobering thought but since I am a follower of Christ, I know that I can look forward to a glorious future in Heaven as promised by God in his Word and is one of the joys in my life. 

So with that said, I choose to strive to enjoy each day on its own and pray that I choose to view the positive and avoid the negative in my thoughts, actions and words.  Today I choose to be mindful of the thoughts that stream in my head and when I find myself obsessing on negative conversations-- to stop and to ask for God’s help in turning the negative into positive. 

As a final thought today, my second goal is to spend more time updating this blog…so that it becomes more of a daily or weekly habit in lieu of an annual event!  😊

Happy New Year!!