I spent the last few days of the year reviewing my journal and remembering the Andrew of 2009. It was a good opportunity to consider all of the successes I enjoyed last year and the growth that occurred. Then, shortly before midnight on December 31st, I thanked myself and said goodbye to last years model. Happily, I turned the page on the old and received the new with feelings of anticipation and possibility.
The New Me
The symbolic beginning of the new year coincides with the celebration of my birthday. Four days after the new year began in 1966, I was born of goodly parents. This special time of year amply affords everyone one of us the opportunity to consider what want from the new year and who we want our new self to become. Is is any wonder that I associate the goals of a new year with the creation of new me?
I am thankful for this double whammy – and equally grateful to know that the new year is a time of renewal for everyone. It is inspiring to see the masses stretching to be better. I love to ask about the goals for the new year, the resolutions and plans for improvement. There is a special energy at this time of year that is focused on becoming someone better. That is what makes the new year such a happy time.
Pressing Forward
I begin this new year full of energy and life. There is a level of certainty within me that is calling me forward with great anticipation. I see such a positive future and I can't wait to get started.
I have received some new years, with a feeling of fatigue. I did not rush to start them, I waited as long as I could to jump back in the saddle of life. Living at the speed of life can be overwhelming but it is life-giving. I can feel the current and the rapids all around me this year, but I am anxious to jump in and ride them.
This will be a breakthrough year for me. It is a year when all of my hard work and dedication will pay off. I can see the line forming and I am excited to meet the people who will become my new friends and associates. I can't wait to connect with the successful people who will fill the seats of this wonderful vision.
I know that there is a lot of work ahead of me, but that is what makes it interesting. The Andrew of 2010 will be in motion, constantly pressing forward. I wouldn't want it any other way.
Going The Distance
I realize that this year will complete only a very few of us, but that does not make our strivings for perfection any less significant. The journey to wholeness is a series of highs and lows. It is a process that engages us every single day of our lives.
Our greatest challenge is sticking with it. Many of us start out on the path, but very few of us finish. To be a finisher we must be willing to go the distance. Going the distance requires a clear definition of the finish line.
I invite you to take some time today visualizing the finish line of the projects that you are currently working on. Does the thought of crossing it energize you and lift you up. If it doesn't, it will be difficult to stick with it when the going gets tough. The going is going to get tough. I guarantee it. The goals we pursue that are worth obtaining stretch and try us in ways that we are unable to imagine at the starting line. It is only when we hit the wall of impossibility that we are able to birth a new self.
Who will you become in 2010?
Can you see the finish line before you line up at the starting line?
Are you willing to do what it takes?
Breaking through to the other side is only possible when we know what is on the other side. We don't know what is there because we have seen it with our physical eyes, we know, because we have seen it in our hearts and minds as we have labored to plan the journey. Today you are standing on the starting line. The past is now behind and insignificant. It is our history, but not our future. You are free from the past. Who do you want to be today!
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