Years are funny things.
We're locked into them.
We measure our lives and expectations by them.
They're a reminder that time governs our lives.
And we are only allocated a finite number - so we like to look back over the year just past, and satisfy ourselves that we've done enough!
That we've experienced life well in that timespan we've been given!
And sometimes there's a sense of disappointment - that the battles we've fought in life during the year have caused us to lose more ground than gain!
And we want to wash our hands of that segment of our lives and start fresh.
And I think that's what the excitement of New Years is all about!
Afterall - time doesn't really change between one year and the next.
Tomorrow will march on in seamless continuity with today.
But our calender only has twelve months to measure off! And we've reached the end of them!
And we're about to begin a new run-through!
And so it feels like a new start!
A great place to cut ourselves free from the events that bound us into this year passing - and latch onto the opportunity to create good things for our lives on the New Year's fresh pages!
And so we look forward -
to a year that's better than the last!
A year that we can accomplish things we're proud of!
A year where we notice and enjoy all the wonders that life might have to offer us there!
After all, there's nothing like the mystery of the unknown - the adventure that draws us in!
And none of us wants to hang onto the weight of disappointment and opportunities lost when the year past has not been what we hoped.
And so - a sense of excitement!
A sense that a new beginning is dawning, with all the opportunities it might offer!
A chance to start over and get things right! With the turn of the page of a calender, even though time itself, marches on without a blip.
Funny creatures aren't we? 😊
Here's to new beginnings and new adventures in 2024.
May your hearts find joy there, as a child's does experiencing new things!
May you find a way to break free of failure and disappointment, and create something wonderful!
And love your life!
And may you find God there, with fresh starts for every moment of your days!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! 🎉❤️🥂
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