Something new is starting

Do you make resolutions for the new year?

I love the start of a new year. It feels fresh and clean... that anything is possible. I know it is just another day on the calendar and that we can make resolutions on May 16th as well as on January 1st. Resolutions aren't limited to right now, but there is something for me about the beginning of a new year and thinking of the possibilities that lay ahead. Whatever went wrong or the tough times in the last year are behind us. What lays in front of us is hope. Hope of what will be. The possibilities are endless. Good things await... things we can look forward to. Starting at the beginning is exciting to see what will unfold during the next year.

But do we remember the good things from the year that just passed? Do you take the time to see what went right or take a moment to think about what you learned this last year? See sometimes before we hope for what is to come we need to stop and remember where we have been. The experiences, the relationships, the changes of last year are shaping what you hope for. How does your past year shape what your resolutions are this year?

All that being said, I haven't really made any resolutions yet this year. I am still learning what joy looks like and how it is shaping my view of what lays ahead. Who knows, maybe my resolutions will start in March this year or August. The timing doesn't really matter, but our attitude does. Learn from where you have been and take that and move forward. We can't change anything about 2010 now, but 2011 is full of potential. What are you going to do with your potential in this next year? So I'm curious, what did you learn in 2010? Any particular resolutions you are making now?