Happy new year everyone! I’m sure you all had a festive week full of unconditional joy. Some of you may have regrets of 2016, though. I know I do. Sometimes the coming of a new year is a much-needed “fresh start,” so to speak. Many of us resolve to do better in our lives with this second chance.
I have a very long list of things to change about myself that I pored over in a local café a few days back over a wonderful hot cup of coffee. (Yum!) Some of these things I want to change I know will never change. But, alas, I write them down none the less with a faint spark of hope. Do my resolutions ever work out? Most of the time, no. Some of the time, yes! It can sometimes be hard to realize if what you wanted to change did or didn’t over time. I know new year resolutions can be discouraging and unprofitable. That’s why I don’t usually (USUALLY) go crazy over them. Sometimes I don’t even write down anything, and just try to keep a mental note of what needs to change. This doesn’t always work, but sometimes it’s worth a shot. This year my new year’s resolution is to spend more time alone with God’s creation. Doesn’t seem that difficult, does it? But in this busy life of ours it can feel impossible to get time to do what you love. In my case, I would love to go out into the woods on a crisp winter day with my new camera. Can I do this anytime? No. Will I ever get to do it? Why, yes. I can find time if I plan for it. This new year, I hope, will be full of chances to see God’s world the way he saw it about 6,000 years ago when he made this earth. I want to see it and be with it and make memories with it, but this can’t all happen at once. I can’t just say, “This year, I want to spend more time with nature,” and BAM your wish comes true. No, nearly all of the time it doesn’t work that way. But I’m not saying it is impossible. Even the little things God let’s us see are wonderful and are meant to be cherished. My wish can come true if I just change the way I think. What if “seeing more of nature” isn’t only going on more nature walks or traveling to New Zealand. What if where God put me is where I should stay? What if what God gives me to experience is what I should see? That’s some food for thought. Well, have a wonderful, nature-full new year!
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