We find ourselves once again in a new year. 2020. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Maybe it's because we all hear Barbara Walters voice welcoming us to one of the nation's favorite weekly programs. But, mostly, I believe it's because this is OUR year. To do anything we want, because we've been preparing for this moment all along.
Change. It's uncomfortable. It shifts everything and pushes us into new territory. And sometimes in doing so, we find that people change, too. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not so much. And other times, people just grow apart, because growth in one can separate the two.
There's a lot that happens, a lot of change, in the 'in-between' stages of life. You graduate college and then what? You get a job, then what? You might get promoted, then what? You might meet someone you see potential of a future with, then what? I've lived a lot of adult life in a lot of 'then whats?,' when there is so much life to be lived NOW.
A lot has changed even over the course of the last year. Looking back at 2019, it was like a dark cloud I thought I wouldn't be able to shake. Confusion, depression and mediocrity felt like the norm. When I think about this year, the word daylight comes to mind. Like when you see the sun coming up over the horizon. It's new. It's fresh. It's a little mysterious, but full of hope for what's to come. Last year was necessary for the process. Like a shedding of skin or life as a caterpillar before turning into a butterfly.
In the end, change is usually a good thing. If we didn't change, if our setting never changed, we would never evolve and become the people we're supposed to be. And honestly, that would be a pretty boring life.
I'm hopeful for this year in a lot of ways. That God is going to come through on His promises, that I'm going to stop being fearful of the unknowns, that I'll speak up more, that I'll step into new roles and territory. That I won't think so much, weighing the pros and cons of every risk before I take it or every opportunity before I say 'yes.' Sometimes you just have to say 'yes,' and figure it out as you go. It's become my new motto, and so far, so good.
