Reflections

At the start of 2013 I declared it the year of a fresh start, and sometimes we say things and just go through the motions without giving much thought to the impact of our words. The good book says there is power in the tongue and I think one of life’s lessons that I have carried away this year is to confess positively as much as possible. I am proud to say that slowly but surely when I have had nothing good to say, it has stayed up there in my  mind and just by not uttering it , it somehow dies away or won’t dominate my life….very redeeming

New Year’s Eve is already here and as I look forward to the New Year, I can’t help but look back to 2013. Looking back, I can’t believe how much most of it was characterized with fresh starts and especially one great major fresh start that includes relocation, relocation, and relocation. It hasn’t been a smooth journey but there is always the excitement of being in a new place and what opportunities lie therein.

 

That revelation alone makes me more determined to think seriously about the theme of my 2014 but I am already on the right track of declaring blessings and more blessings in my life. I dare not sum it up in one word but I already have a good feeling about 2014; hurry on.

For now I will look at the change of calendar with excitement, especially as unlike in the past where I subscribed to the school of same caste, same script  different numbers, I now look at the New Year as a time to look back, learn from the mistakes ,savor the milestones however small and be able to wear our most optimistic hats for the new year as we hope for better.

Will give it to finding my theme for 2014 but already harvest comes in mind. A blessed 2014.

Of Time Flying...

This year has gone by pretty fast, I seem to have missed most of it and yet again here we are in the always so blissful festive December and I don’t seem to know we got here already. Guess it is because I have spent most of it scheming and plotting and making the best of new beginnings.

You see in the first quarter of the year, it dawned on me that I didn’t like it where I was and much as I was ever so thankful for all the little steps that were evidence of me going forward or not, I determined that I needed even more change to get to where I wanted to be. With almost just about one person to confine in, my brain has for the better part of the year been working overtime and yes, with a little straining of the eyes, I am starting to see the fruits.

I am not where I want to be yet, but then I am not where I used to be, the time flies so fast and sometimes in my human weakness I wonder if I will ever get to where I want to be or is there even such a thing especially as people seem to want more with the more they get. Well, for now I seem to have taken things in my stride and am determined that when I get there, and by His grace will definitely get there I will take time to smell the roses and just savor and enjoy the simple pleasures of life.

You see, as the time has been flying, my brain has in between breaks (luckily it hasn’t switched off) worked with me to prioritize what matters in life and for everything I have gone through and am going through I seem to pause more often and wonder what is the significance and lessons for me to carry away for the future. This thinking and pondering I guess I will attribute to age, after all you know what they say about old wind. Needless to say I try to look for the child in me often times and much as am getting older and wiser, I have refused to get old. The holding on to my youth is what most times gives me the zeal to keep dream and hold hope against hope as I pursue what seems unattainable in the moment but which I know with time will come.

My wishes for 2014 are that I will pause more often and not just wonder where the time has gone, but do more than smell the roses, keep my ideals, keep learning and stay young.

Don't Worry,Be Happy

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Leave tomorrow until tomorrow

” German Proverb Well clearly this is easily said that done cause isn’t what we do today about tomorrow in one way or another. So how exactly can we leave tomorrow until tomorrow. I am taking a leaf from my own life and well when things are not going well am looking forward to tomorrow hoping it will be a better day. When they are going well or as expected I am filled with joy and anxiety over many more such days another way of reaching out to tomorrow before it is gets here. Perhaps the Germans who came up with that verb should simply have put it like the good book puts it, “do not worry about tomorrow”. Key word here being worry which in that case I am well covered as I hardly worry. Uh I have had some people say, you don’t worry? Yes I don’t, you know why, because I know He who I believe in holds the future in His hands. He takes care of the little birds in the air clothing and feeding them so how much more will He take care of me, the apple of His eye. I have learnt that what will be will be and me spending a night going back and forth around it doesn’t change one thing. And most times if we just let things be, they just fall into place.

Women

They sing when they want to cry. They cry when they’re happy and laugh when they’re nervous. They fight for what they believe in. They stand against injustice. They don’t take ‘NO’ for an answer when they believe that there’s a better solution. They refuse themselves new shoes so that their children can have some. They accompany their friends to the doctors even for a simple cold. They love without condition. They cry for the success of their children and jump for joy when it comes to the victories of their friends. They’re happy when they hear of a new born or a marriage… Their hearts break when they lose a friend. They’re sad when they lose a family member; however, stay strong even when they seem to be at the end of their last breath. They know that a hug and a kiss can fix a broken heart. Women come in all sizes, all colors, and all shapes. They’ll take their car, the train, a plane, come walking or running or will send you an e-mail just to show you that they worry about you. The heart of a woman, that’s what makes the world go round! Women do more than give birth… They give birth to joy and hope. They produce compassion and are role models. They’re the moral support for their families and friends. Women have much to say and much to give.

Fresh Start

As 2013 started i couldn't help but wonder if it was just a case of same script, different timing scenario. Luckily for me at this time of the year everyone is buzzing with positivity,new year resolutions that negative thoughts are quickly thrown out. So i quickly started to instead ponder, "How does a Christian approach the prospect of a clean slate?" This time not just luckily but miraculously as i pondered the 1st Sunday of 2013 found me as expected in church only that the message blew me away,rather was specifically for me, titled a fresh start, which was not only the message of the day but rightfully the theme of the year. Every day God gives us is a fresh start. Our God is a God of 2nd and 3rd chances.Salvation is one of those fresh starts, the most amazing start and way of life. Total deliverance from sins and its effects. Yes,redemption from the effects of sin, think i can testify to that. I am a sinner but by His grace every single day,hour and minute i am saved from being worse off than before i knew Him.

And to really have a Fresh start the sermon emphasized we need to reconnect back to God, return to Him ,repent and realign our every thoughts and actions to His ways. This i find is a daily choice, sometimes chore as being human we sometimes get carried away with the demands of the flesh. But isn't our God amazing, he freely determined to save the human race, and pardons our sins. The perfection of salvation is best portrayed in Romans 5: 15-20 and i cling to that truth. As i write this ,its the end of a working day,we are halfway January and i already feel tired. However that does not take away the fact that if i stop to smell the roses, i will realise that the world is full of wonderful things. Sadly as we hurry up,we most times miss them and that is why i am embracing the theme a fresh start. So help me God to make each day be a fresh start for joy comes in the morning. Here is to a blessed year in the year of our Lord 2013.