What is Behind- Impacts Our Future
Unlike other years, I’m not, at the threshold of a new year, going to talk about all the opportunities that are ahead of us. After all, you already know that. Instead I’m going to talk about what is now behind us and the bricks of life we continue to build on and with.We are leaving behind all those special moments we shared. Moments balanced on a scale that tips one way or another in time and emotions. It has been a year filled with every emotion imaginable. They run the scale between, laughter and tears. Melancholy moments sprinkled with inward warmth at something you or I never dreamed we would ever see happening. But it did.
It never takes much to recognize behind us the moments of sorrow. We all had them and there will be more in front of us. We also had moments of challenge. Sometimes it was a challenge in believing in ourselves, while other times we were dumbfounded to realize we had accomplished something even when we doubted.
Over these last twelve months, we have also had to make decisions. Some that were thrust upon us and others that just happened as part of life. And in those moments we relished in the thought of not only the accomplishments but also recognizing we are ready to do it again.
Then there were the chances we took. A chance to take hold of a dream and soar. Many times we took hold of what we perceived as the shooting star only to discover it was and we were headed beyond our wildest dreams. And just like every coin ever minted, we sometimes hesitated and the opportunity was gone. What a ride 2011 has been. What a ride!
But faint not. As one year has ended, a turbulent year at times, we have been calmed by the unmistakable realization of being guided by God. He has been here and He is present at this very moment. He is here in my life and in yours. He was the one who carried us when we couldn’t stand on our own. He also smiled at those moments when we danced and sang and did silly things just because. He said in His word, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” What a promise. What a life!
As we now move into another year filled with unknowns, we look back and realize we made it one brick at a time. And believe it or not, there were times we even triumphed. Do you actually remember back to January 2011? We really did set for ourselves goals, ambitions, visions and missions for our life. We did it alongside other individuals who walked through life with us. They with us, us with them, hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder. I would like to thank everyone who is and has been part of what we now call our past. Thank you for being there. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your life. Let me say, the best part of all is, WE MADE IT!!
Even better - Let’s do it again, let’s do it again.
Something to be thankful for.
Rob
It never takes much to recognize behind us the moments of sorrow. We all had them and there will be more in front of us. We also had moments of challenge. Sometimes it was a challenge in believing in ourselves, while other times we were dumbfounded to realize we had accomplished something even when we doubted.
Over these last twelve months, we have also had to make decisions. Some that were thrust upon us and others that just happened as part of life. And in those moments we relished in the thought of not only the accomplishments but also recognizing we are ready to do it again.
Then there were the chances we took. A chance to take hold of a dream and soar. Many times we took hold of what we perceived as the shooting star only to discover it was and we were headed beyond our wildest dreams. And just like every coin ever minted, we sometimes hesitated and the opportunity was gone. What a ride 2011 has been. What a ride!
But faint not. As one year has ended, a turbulent year at times, we have been calmed by the unmistakable realization of being guided by God. He has been here and He is present at this very moment. He is here in my life and in yours. He was the one who carried us when we couldn’t stand on our own. He also smiled at those moments when we danced and sang and did silly things just because. He said in His word, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” What a promise. What a life!
As we now move into another year filled with unknowns, we look back and realize we made it one brick at a time. And believe it or not, there were times we even triumphed. Do you actually remember back to January 2011? We really did set for ourselves goals, ambitions, visions and missions for our life. We did it alongside other individuals who walked through life with us. They with us, us with them, hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder. I would like to thank everyone who is and has been part of what we now call our past. Thank you for being there. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your life. Let me say, the best part of all is, WE MADE IT!!
Even better - Let’s do it again, let’s do it again.
Something to be thankful for.
Rob
posted by Robin @ 10:41 am
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