So why is it with every New Year we ask ourselves what we want to change about our lives in the new year. Maybe you want to become more organized, more patient with your kids, earn more money, loose 10 lbs… gain 10 lbs (ok – I have never had that resolution…but I am sure someone out there in cyber land has) … my point is why must we wait until 12:01 AM on the first day of the year to try and become better people.
I have learned over the last few years that life can change in an instant.. My son was born… Doctor walks in the NICU and BAM – he has a bleeding disorder. My Mother-in-law is healthy and visiting us in California ..”ring, Ring” and…BAM – she has Bone Cancer. My point in why do we wait for those times to truly appreciate how fortunate we are or even worse, wait until you hear of someone elses horrible luck to appreciate our own good luck. Life can challenge you in a way that makes you not care about that 10 lbs, or can make you hold onto your children a little harder. … or maybe make you realize that being a little disorganized isn’t the end of the world. My point is ..Love those days where there are no BAMS. Yes – you can still lose that ten lbs…. but that ten lbs. should not define what will make you happy in 2011. . true ” in your soul” happiness is just a state of being. So in 2011 – I hope to just “be” .
