The Dynamic Duo

Written just after midnight Jan 1, 2007
A New Year—what will it bring? A time for new beginnings? For changes? For a “new me”? Each year I make resolutions to improve: eat less, exercise more, daily Bible reading and prayer, keep the house in better order, stop procrastinating…. But most of the time these good and positive intentions fall by the wayside after a period of earnest effort. Do I, by some flaw in character, not have what it takes to vow and follow through?
Perhaps this year I’ll take a different tack. I will start by opening my eyes to what in this world “lights my fire.” Possessions? Sometimes they play a part, along with sights, sounds, scents and textures that delight my senses. But mostly it is the important people in my life who, by intimately sharing the human experience with me, fill up my need for love, laughter and appreciation.
So, this year, I will make no promises soon to be forgotten. Instead I’ll start 2007 by flooding my mind with images of those I love, thanking God for bringing them into my life. I will remember and luxuriate in the things they do and the things they are; the things that bring meaning and joy to my life. And I fervently pray that, in small small way, I do the same for them.
Happy New Year.