Inspirations

This year has been full of ups and downs.  Some amazing things occurred that took my breath away, but there were also some things that brought tears. I could wish those moments never happened or I can see them as stepping stones and use them for good. I guess I see each year and each day like a heartbeat, filled with highs and lows, ups and downs. If it weren't would we be alive?  Of course not. So I will see each year as a year. and each day as a day. There will be some wonderful moments, and some things that teach us and shape us, either way, it will be a great new year! 

I am thankful for each new day. Each day is a chance to start over. Yesterday, with all of its problems and struggles, is over, gone, poof. I may have made a mess of things yesterday, but I can try again today, and tomorrow, if necessary. When I am having a bad day, I am thankful that I have hope that tomorrow will be better. I have the privilege of making today the best day it can possibly be. With each day I can choose to; laugh more than I did yesterday, Be kinder than I was yesterday, love more than I did yesterday, dream bigger dreams than I have ever dreamed. What a blessing that Yesterday does not define today. No matter how bad yesterday was, today may be different. I don't have to live in yesterday's failures. Each new day offers hope that things will be different than yesterday, and it will be because no two days are ever exactly alike.

Thank you, God, for helping and encouraging us to widen our horizons. Thank you for helping me to try new foods some I liked, and others were awful, and I'll never try again. Thank you for putting within us the desire to branch out in other areas as well like writing, and painting. Thank you for the milestones that these new things created. I have met new people, I learned new things. Sometimes as I have branched out, I have succeeded.   Other times I failed, but I did  learn more about myself in the process. Thank you, that, as you expand our horizons, you are right there cheering us on, and smiling as we take those baby steps. Thank you for standing close-by, ready to pick us up if we fall.