Wow! 2017!? It really is true what they say about time, it does move faster the older you get.
As I rang in the 2017 New Year with my family, I stood silently in the background recording the celebration as they banged pots and pans together, blew horns, and yelled, “HAPPY NEW YEAR!” into the crisp cold winter air. My silent thoughts reflected on how different this New Year celebration was compared to the last few before it. I suspected the following one would be different yet as I continue to redefine my new life. As the New Year was ushered in by the sounds of celebration I was deep in my thoughts trusting that I had learned much, grown wiser, and had accomplished something commendable.
2016 was a great year for growth, enlightenment, and acceptance. It provided many circumstances that created significant changes, changes that were important to take place in order to move forward in life, love, and the choices I will make in the future.
It seemed like my life was set on cruise control, I didn’t worry about the speed I was traveling nor the destination I was set to arrive at, then….. BAM! A collision caused me to spin out of control that had me praying, “Jesus take the wheel!”, but out of my wreckage came something more refined, more defined, and more beautiful- Me. Life is funny that way; we can always count on it to provide us with the experiences we need to bring us to the places we must go in order to become who and what we were meant to be, in this alone is much beauty.
Even though I was in agreeance with the divorce- it was way more difficult to move forward than I anticipated. I was forced into places of discomfort from doors that swung open, ones that I thought were locked for good. It was an intense training course about reality and how to graciously handle it, though I didn’t graciously do any of it in the beginning. I am happy to report that I closed this past year out with a passing grade and have moved onto my next course, ‘Creating your New Life’. The slate is blank which leaves endless possibilities.
A viewpoint makes all the difference in how we proceed to our next destination; the choice to view the past year’s events as a gift or a hindrance. To view them as stepping stones that lead to higher grounds or as pits that entrap and hold us captive.
I am counting on 2017 to be another great year, one that will provide all I need to continue to become all I was meant to be as I Run 2 My Life in this crazy beautiful world.
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” E.E. Cummings
How was 2016 for you? Are you able to take its events and see them as positive reinforcement in your life? I would love to hear your thoughts!
