New Years Thoughts

It’s New Year’s Eve.

The house is quiet, and my mind is slowly reviewing the year.

Was it good? Or bad?

I have to say I guess I don’t know.

Perhaps it was neither good or bad.

Or maybe it was both.

I suspect it was neither.

There were some high points and some low points.

Would I want to skip this year?

No, a thousand times no!

For from the hard times, I have learned.

I have learned what doesn’t work.

In sadness, I have learned to appreciate the people in my life.

In my failures,

I have learned to keep trying.

Perhaps my most significant achievement is that on the terrible days I s survived.

But mostly I have learned to trust God even when I have no Idea what the outcome will be.

So, I find the things I need to learn and let go of the rest.

I’m not taking it into 2019.

There were good times and cherished memories.

I will keep them and tuck them away.

In both the good and the rough times, I am learning to practice gratefulness.

What will 2019 hold?

I have no idea, but I’m excited for whatever it holds.

In 2019, my goal is to walk closer to God.

And To love people more and let them know.

And also, to work at what I love.

Finally, to make memories.

If I happen to get rich or famous, lose weight or anything of that nature that’s great,

but that isn’t my goal.

My Goal? To live simply and to simply live.

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