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.