What a New Year

    Lot's of people during the end of a year will make a resolution for the new year, for new hopes, new dreams, new goals that they never felt was possible but because of the magic of the time changing and it being a whole new year, the calendar starting over, the times changing something happens within us big or small. We all have this inner thought of what we want differently for this year, or what we want to stay the same as the world changes.
    However, it also causes us to acknowledge the things that did not go our way the year previously, the hurt we went through, the hard times we shared, the lonely moments that no one knows about. We don't discuss those enough, at least I don't think so. We smile and say "I'm going to lose weight this year." or "I'm going to take dance lessons." or "I'm going to tell that person that I have been holding back from exactly how I feel." In reality though we very seldomly follow through. Why do I say such a depressing and glum thing? Because sometimes you have to face reality for what it is so you face the miracles of every day life, acknowledge the wrong that is going on to acknowledge the random, but wonderfully greeted peace we receive in very random and sporadic moments. Those, those are the moments we hold onto throughout the New Year, it's not the big hurtles we leap, it's not the speed of the race we run, it's not the place you take but the small still breathing in between those hurtles, and the determination of that race that we need to celebrate and not the place you receive but the fact that you finished while so many unfortunately did not and will not be celebrating another year.
      Why do I write about this today? Why on January 6th am I choosing to do this? Because already six days into the year there have been many changes to my life. Already 6 days into this year I have something to work towards, already I have failed a few times, but already I have gotten back up fixed my hair and got back to running the race of life.

My recommendation to you for this year, keep your new year resolutions in mind they aren't terrible to have, however add to it, something small but can make a huge significance, Make your New Year's resolution to "Accept and enjoy the peaceful moments, and conquer the hard ones, and know that every now and again it's okay to cry, and every now and again it's okay to feel defeated. It's a matter of what you do with the defeat you feel that makes the difference."

I'm praying for all of you who read this, and I hope that you pray for me as well, we are all on a journey hopefully with the same goal in mind.

To love God and love ourselves.
xoxo

the Happily Harding wife.