I remember my grandfather telling me, "It goes by faster than you think." As I sit here, eleven days from another year come and gone, it's pretty easy to realize my grandfather was right. I guess the year's end brings personal reflection...facing another year gone with considerable accomplishments, or another year gone with the questionable regret of "Where did the year go?"So what's in a year? Twelve months? Fifty-two weeks? Three hundred and sixty-five days? Ups and downs, good and bad, joy and sorrow? It's all inescapable aspects of life. So as we tie up yet another year, try this one on for size. If you are reading this you're still here...you're still alive. That means another chance at another day with a different outcome than the one before.
In the past year, I have laughed hard enough to cry. Cried hard enough to wish I was laughing. Worked hard enough to give myself a headache. Played hard enough to give myself a headache. I've spent time with family and friends, made new friends and said goodbye to old ones. I struggled with my kids, with my work, and my significant other. I've also found moments of extreme joy, happiness, and love in all of these same things, and created memories that will extend beyond this physical life. Through all of this one thing comes shining through. I'm blessed with every moment...for it's the culmination of these things that make life worth living.
What's in a year for you?
