Rebirth
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I would venture to guess that many of us have made New Year’s resolutions, many of which will be pursued beginning today. I would also venture that by the end of January, most of those resolutions that we swore to on New Year’s Eve will be forgotten or dropped like a hot rock.
Some of us forgo the resolutions altogether. We know that we will never keep them, so why make them in the first place? We bring in the New Year the same way that we’ve always done, and go about our life, trying to survive or at the least, exist in the world that at times, seems to ignore our presence.
No matter which category you fall in, if you take a look around you and see things that don’t make you happy, change them. You don’t need a New Year’s resolution to get your life right. You also don’t need a resolution to stand in the space that God has prepared for you; just do it.
My goals this year are quite simple and they all begin with the same thought in mind: I am going to be the best me I can be. Included in that are all things that I think are me, or the me that I know I am supposed to be. I will go about making changes in my life quietly, without much fanfare, and without announcing to the world my intentions. My actions will speak louder than any words that I can utter, and it is my goal to show and prove.
This is a picture of me when I was five months old. I look at this picture and see the wide-eyed innocence and blank slate that a child is born with. I see, besides the loads of cuteness, potential. It’s always been there, always right in front of those big dark eyes, and this year I will move surefooted to begin picking up the pieces that build the life that I want to have. It is about rebirth, not resolutions, and I am prepared to strip all the things away from me that prevent me from moving ahead.
I will use my life to put on full display the power of goodness and love. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
I plan to, everyday.
Tags: goals, Happy New Year, Rebirth
