Take A Moment
This time every year I begin a new calendar. I mark my new calendar with birthdays, anniversaries, vacation dates and appointments. In many instances, these dates are written on post-its tacked to the backside of my old calendar.
It's always neat to go through my old calendars and revisit many of the things I've done over the last twelve months. How many things I had forgotten!
This last year marked several big changes in my life: a major move for the first time in a decade, a PR tour, international travel, several health challenges, weddings, deaths and a new addition to the family. Each of these things remain in my mind only, but are represented by a circle or star near a date on the calendar.
Today has been an interesting stroll down memory lane. There are many things documented on my old calendar that I pray I never have to repeat. But there are other more joyful events that I smile about even as I sit here writing.
Each of our lives are filled with a multitude of events that help to define who we are and what our life is like. With the hurried pace of life, we may forget many of them. But by taking a moment to reflect on a "year in review", I can see, once again, how far I've come and how many things I've done.
I look to 2008 with great anticipation. I know there are things waiting for me that I cannot possibly imagine. I pray I am strong enough to get through those things gracefully. I know there are blessings waiting for me that I want with all of my heart, and I pray that I am humble enough to accept them as gifts and use them to help others.
Today, take a moment. Give yourself a chance to reflect on the things you've done and things you want to accomplish. You can do it!
It's always neat to go through my old calendars and revisit many of the things I've done over the last twelve months. How many things I had forgotten!
This last year marked several big changes in my life: a major move for the first time in a decade, a PR tour, international travel, several health challenges, weddings, deaths and a new addition to the family. Each of these things remain in my mind only, but are represented by a circle or star near a date on the calendar.
Today has been an interesting stroll down memory lane. There are many things documented on my old calendar that I pray I never have to repeat. But there are other more joyful events that I smile about even as I sit here writing.
Each of our lives are filled with a multitude of events that help to define who we are and what our life is like. With the hurried pace of life, we may forget many of them. But by taking a moment to reflect on a "year in review", I can see, once again, how far I've come and how many things I've done.
I look to 2008 with great anticipation. I know there are things waiting for me that I cannot possibly imagine. I pray I am strong enough to get through those things gracefully. I know there are blessings waiting for me that I want with all of my heart, and I pray that I am humble enough to accept them as gifts and use them to help others.
Today, take a moment. Give yourself a chance to reflect on the things you've done and things you want to accomplish. You can do it!