Sunday, December 29, 2013

Auld Lang Syne. . .

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin

My blog has been quiet for a few weeks. I have been working through some health issues, however, now, with Christmas past, and a new year approaching, I decided to write a last post before closing out 2013.
It’s not uncommon to look back on the past and to consider our mistakes and our losses. I do not plan to do that! I plan to move on with vigor and purpose toward the goals I have set for myself. I cannot change the mistakes; I can only learn life lessons from them and continue on. It would be easy to think “I could a; should a; would a . . . but I’ve made a decision not to “should” on myself! Having said that, I am looking forward to a fantastic year in 2014!
In the words of the Apostle Paul, “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Phillipians 3:13-14”  So. . . I press on.
I press on to new things and new adventures!  Our lives are not dress rehearsals for the big show, this IS the BIG SHOW! We get one shot and the older I get, the more I understand our moment in the human dialog is fleeting at best.  I am passionate about making my moment count. I intend to be ready for the cue to my big scene!
I want the new year to find me a better woman. I want 2014 to be a year of reconciliation, peace and forgiveness.  Life is too short to allow fear and anger to intrude on my peace.  I plan to be available when opportunity comes knocking to do a good thing, to bless a neighbor, a co-worker or family member.
I can’t wait to see what wonderful experiences the new year brings! Maybe, just maybe, someone will produce the flying car I’ve been waiting for since I first saw the JETSONS flying theirs!
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.” – T.S. Eliot