It's a new year! It may just be another day, but to me it truly feels like a new beginning. A new chapter in my life. A clean slate. 2013 was good to me in different ways than I had expected. I wish the lessons I had learned in that year were easier and without the pain I had faced, but I know by God's grace I went through some difficult storms and came out stronger and with a renewed perspective.
I have a undeniable excitement for this coming year. My expectations are high as I look out into these untouched 365 days. I feel as if 2013 has catapulted me into this new year. That pain and suffering I had faced was only a tool to get me to where I need to be today. As I move forward I cannot see clearly what is to come, but I know in my heart I have a peace and joy about it. I know I want to become someone better than I was yesterday, in mind, body and Spirit. I am determined to make my life better and help this world in someway become better too. Of course I can not change the world or become this person I desire to be all in 2014, but just like that beautiful story about the boy by the ocean shore, after the storm brought in countless starfish, a old man saw him throw in one starfish at a time back into the ocean and called out to him saying, "you know you can't save them all..." And the boy simply replied as he looked down at the one starfish in his hand and said, "but I can save this one" and threw it back into the calm of the ocean.
Happy New Year!
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