Say "Yes" to everything?

365 Days...

As the year draws to an end, it is only natural to reflect on successes and perceived failures.

 

When you look back at 2019…do you feel regret at missed opportunities and bad choices, or do you feel great satisfaction at how your life played out over the past 365 days?

When you look ahead to 2020, do you get excited at the possibilities, or are you paralyzed by fear?

 

 

Do you have regrets in life? Have your dreams remained in the dark recesses of your heart, in a place that only you can see the faint glow of desire, and when that tug pulls on your heart, do you suppress it and hide it until it is barely there? Or, do you listen to that heart tug and give it voice, allowing it to grow and manifest into something beautiful, real and meaningful?

 

 

Mark Twain said,

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

 

 

In 2012 a nurse decided to document the top regrets that her patients had in their final weeks of life. The top 3 were:

* I wish I had taken better care of myself.

* I wish I had told her/him, “I love you”.

* I wish I had cared less about what others think.

 

How often does fear stop you from doing the thing you love? What would your life look like if you were to live with no fear!

Would you:

*Talk with more people?

*Say, “I love you” more?

*Try new and adventurous things?

*Learn something new?

*Start a new business? …

What is your inner “Tug” telling you to do? So often our dreams stay locked inside. Will you silence it or will you listen? Your life is YOUR life! It is short. You can not escape death, but you can beat death in life. Live your life to the fullest. Know your life. Look for the light. You are marvelous. I know it is cliché, but, Today IS the first day of the rest of your life…look for the light. It is always there, no matter how small. Focus on the light. Let it grow and when the time is right, there is a way out. Even if it is only a change of attitude that allows us to see the light. Choose a fearless life.

 

 

Even King Solomon, Son of David speaks in Ecclesiastes of the futility of life. That everything has been done before and that there was futility in wisdom and in pleasure and possessions and labor. Finally, he realizes that there is a time for everything.

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—

-A time to give birth, and a time to die;

-A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted.

-A time to kill, and a time to heal.

-A time to tear down, and a time to build up.

-A time to weep, and a time to laugh;

-A time to mourn, and a time to dance.

-A time to throw stones, and a time to gather stones;

-A time to embrace, and a time to shun embracing.

-A time to search, and a time to give up as lost;

-A time to keep, and a time to throw away.

-A time to tear apart, and a time to sew together;

-A time to be silent, and a time to speak.

-A time to love, and a time to hate;

-A time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

 

This would suggest that there is a progression and that no matter the situation…this to shall pass. Take heart and know that we each have the choice of how we perceive life and it’s events and yes, we can change the course of our lives.

As for me, the year 2020 holds 365 new days of opportunity and hope.

What about you?