It all began with thoughts of yet another New Year’s Eve on
my own; not that I’m complaining all that much. I’ve done the big hoopla, the
wild club scenes to the house parties with the hats and whistles. From my own
perspective, I have always found those whistles to trill hollowly…found those
celebrations to be so forced…too desperate.
That’s when I realized…there are few people who aren’t
desperate to change their lives, or at least some aspect of their lives,
(myself included) and these boisterous fĂȘtes are merely the external form of an
internal desire.
And while the last 15 years of my life have been extremely
challenging (hell, most of my life), I don’t need the big celebration to wish
it to be better, I don’t need one particular day to turn it around…I only need
the will to make it happen and the belief that I have the power to do it.
I have never been more willful about anything ever before.
2014 will be my pivotal year. I will be making changes in aspects of my life
that some may find shocking. But most of all, I will be the master of all
facets of my life…I will take command. And in doing so, I will create in me the
power to do it.
So what is this rant really about…that we, as individuals
and as an organic being called a society, possess the control to live the lives
that we want, and the power to make it happen, for ourselves and those around
us. Our desires for better lives should not just be for ourselves but for those
with whom we share this world. And we can start on ANY DAMN DAY WE CHOOSE. We just
have to make the conscious choice to do it!
After writing all this it occurs to me that New Year’s Day
has done exactly what it is meant to do: I’ve looked at my life ‘from both
sides now’ and I can see clearly what I want it to be, what I’m willing to do
to make it happen, and how joyful I will be when it does happen. I wish to all who
read this the same, no matter how you wish to celebrate it, I wish for your
lives to be exactly what you want them to be and, most importantly, I wish you
the inner power to make it happen.
Happy New Life!
2 comments:
Put it in gear.....and drive. Go you...
Thank you, JM!
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