The years seem to go by so quickly these days and we often wonder what we accomplished during the year and if it filled us up. This is the time we reflect as we prepare to take a break, whether it be for a few days or an annual vacation.
We now need to ‘clear our heads’ for a short time to consider what has been and what has not been important to us. This is our time to have fun with family, friends and celebrate. We must also look back and consider, hopefully without regret, where we have been and where we want to go. Knowing that we have control and the power to create our future.
I often feel like nothing much has happened until I think back, look at my journal, and consider all the new people who have come into my life, and then realize I’ve accomplished more than I thought.
The people we meet are the ones that push us to do bigger things or push us back into a rut we got stuck in. It is our choice as to how we react and respond to those around us.
I often say that people come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Being able to understand that with each relationship can make it easier where the relationship is headed in the future. For many years I struggled until I got the concept that some people were only with me for a short period of time. Developing new relationships takes time and effort. I’ve always liked enduring the growing pains of new relationships while figuring out where they will or won’t go.
This year there have been many new people that have come and gone again. For some people, relationships are too difficult if they have to push themselves, so to speak. What I may consider ‘special’ is not necessarily important to another.
All relationships that have lasted, becoming friendships, are special. These are the people we resonate with, who provide something special to warm our hearts and fill us up to be even better than before we met them. The sharing, the laughter and the joy that we create with happy good times is something that many people never really get to appreciate or experience.
For me, my years have consisted of connecting, helping and supporting, nurturing and loving without seeking the WITFM premise (what’s in it for me) that many enter into relationships seeking to achieve. People are people, all of whom have had experiences that have been good and not so good. These experiences have been opportunities to grow and learn, to help us move forward and become the best we can be.
I ask you to consider the relationships you have created this year. Reflecting, have they supported you to grow and be better? Even the worst experiences would have given you the option to find in them the opportunity to become a better you in some way!
Once we start asking questions, we can become more aware of who we are. It’s important to often self-award and ask why we do what we do, what we want, and how we can create the results that will sustain us to be a better me!
Life is a journey in which we are given the opportunity to create the tapestry of our own life. Are you happy with what you have created? Would you like it to be better, more colorful and exciting? It is your choice to create that if you are looking for more.
As another year is about to start, I suggest you start writing down what you want from your life. These can be big or small experiences. The more you can think, the better you will become. What are the experiences you want to have soon or before you die? Register them no matter how ‘big’ they are. If you start thinking about them you will have the opportunity to create them. It’s all about knowing you want them, who you need to make them happen, what you need to do, and how you can achieve it! Also, ask yourself WHY you want it!
Once you’ve answered these answers, you’re ready to create whatever you want!
