Progress, Thus Far?

We are well into the first month of 2024. How are things going thus far? Are those self-imposed resolutions holding up?  While Mother Nature wreaks havoc around the globe and reminds us of who’s the boss, many of us are humbled as we scrape snow off of our cars and shovel our driveways. As we shiver from the frigid temperatures and respect the icy roads and conditions, we may vaguely remember some of the promises we’ve made to ourselves and to those close around us as the 2024 enters with a wintry blast.

Mother Nature has us begging for new mercies as she continually throws a fierce temper tantrum to the likes that we have not seen for a very long time. Neither money, nor time nor any personal possession can help us escape what is currently taking place with the weather. All we can say is, “I get it!  I am not in control”. Thus, the time spent indoors gives us a chance to reconnect with our new commitments to improve our lives.

As we hunker down and attempt to stay warm and safe, we can still take a little time to get back onto our imaginary lines and gently continue to row our boats down the stream. If we have already veered off course, we can do daily assessments and check to see if there are any old weeds of the past. Those weeds may include wrong thoughts, wrong actions or wrong people. If we note that we are falling back into the old patterns, we can continually discard the old ways of doing things and regularly work to cultivate our new gardens.

We are not perfect beings, but we can keep taking swipes at the oak until we hear the cry , “Timber!” As the past evaporates , we can sigh, “I may not be where I want to be, but  thank goodness, I am not where I used to be.”  Keep striving to get it right and as Eddie Kendricks sang in the 70’s, “”Keep on Trucking!”

Lynn M.
January 20, 2024