I was thinking the other day about how cyclical our holidays and change are in building upon themselves. For example, we are taught to eat a lot for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and then we have New Years resolutions that in a large number in society are about losing weight. I'm not necessarily saying that the cycle is wrong. It is just a curious observation to me that change is often built upon itself by the impact that it makes. Life changes, and so must we... or we would never grow. Growing is actually one of my personal resolutions that I will give, wthout reference to any personal details because that would be included as one of my resolutions...
1. Grow - I've noted a few times in my blog, recently, how my focus is on my own personal growth.. a focus on areas in which I need to grow and change with honest recognition of how some of my personal habits have caused difficulty in my own life or in the lives of others. Indeed, I believe that there is no wrong or difficulty in our lives in which we did not play a part in creating it. While not all things should remain in our lives, and difficulty can purify and strengthen things, there is also not a day that can go by without us teaching us something, as well. And, it is not about growing for others, though they may benefit. it is about becoming the best version of ourselves.
2. Privacy - I've always valued being real and transparent. This has led me to be very forthcoming about what is happening in my life... not only struggles but joys. However, my reflection on that reveals great risk and problems with being very public with either. This will be a challenge and area of growth for me, but I am going to make more strides to keep my cards to my chest as relates to social media. I have made my Facebook friends only and will keep it as such. Other social media and my blogs, I intend to speak only in general concepts and keep personal life details out of the media. I will post events that I do and shows I watch and things like that, but I will be keeping details regarding others doing them with me out of them as well as any mention of things like relationships, my kids, my past, and more. I tend to process out loud, but that carries too much danger for me and for others, as well.
3. Respect and Judgement - I plan to eliminate any and all analysis of others from my posts, and this includes political figures, parties, and others. Again, I have an analytical mind that serves me well in my job, but it is not my place to judge individuals, political figures or parties, religious bodies, or other. Further, it only distracts my own desire to care for others and improve myself. I do not need to decide why someone does something or what choices they make. In every part of life, life is that it is. We are not called to control others or force expectations on anyone. It may sound very flower child of me, but all I can do is enjoy my own time with others without expectation and allow change to write the story in whatever way is honest and right. I will respect others in their freedom to run their own lives, and I will enjoy my own.
4. Faith - This will be another challenge, but I want to work on having more faith in others and in myself. This will require a thing I have started to do these last months. I will focus on the good in the past instead of the pain, and I will use that to build hope that good does exist and is worthy to do, regardless of the outcome. I will make more effort to believe in good, love, hope, and peace. Whether or not it brings more of that into my own life, it will make it possible to enjoy my own days more and have more motivation to try.
Whather your year is currently and whatever challenges you face, I hope that you look forward with hope and see this as an opportunity to bring light into your life and the lives of others around you. Happy New Year.
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