They say the definition of insanity is doing the same things
over again and expecting different results.
New Year’s Day is of course a man made (but necessary and
practical) invention. In reality time continues in a straight line, ostensibly
with no beginning and no end. But the earth revolves around the sun again and
again giving us seasons and the rhythms of life. So a calendar was created to
help us know when to plant the crops and harvest them. And at the end of every
harvest season there must be a great celebration (especially if the fields
yielded enough food for the winter). Now it’s party time.
And so we come to the end of one year and the start of a new
year. New Year offers a moment to pause and reflect on our previous trip around
the sun. Are we right back where we started or have we also experienced
something of our own revolution in the preceding twelve months?
It’s as good a time as any to reflect, hope, and plan. The
New Year gives the illusion of turning a new page, wiping an old slate clean.
And why not? Trouble is many of us, myself included, can start being reactive
to life instead of being proactive. Things come at us at any given time that
cost us time, money, and worry. However, we must also strive to be proactive,
to anticipate likely events and scenarios and plan accordingly. We need to take
ownership of our present life, embrace it (or make peace with it) just as it
is, and then move forward by consciously making a list of what needs to change
or be accomplished and set a DEADLINE for each of these items. Resolve to be
proactive! Otherwise last year will be the same as this year, next year, and
the others that follow.
Write down all of the things holding you back: all of the
troubles, worries, and failures of 2014. Now take that piece of paper and tear it up and throw it in the TRASH.
Leave it where it belongs—in 2014.
I’m just saying…
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