December
31st
This is
the time of year when we reflect
We think of
the happy and the sad.
We make a list
of so many reasons to be thankful
Thankful
for another 535,600 minutes of life;
Thankful
to still be walking around on this planet;
Thankful
for the incredible yet untapped potential of the next 12 months
We determine
to learn from our mistakes, to let go of the pain,
to remember
the happy, and hang on to the good
And we decide,
what will I bring to next year?
I made a
list of my happy, sad, wonderings and decisions
(But I will not
share that list on this blog (some of you are thankful to hear that (smile))
And some
end of year thankful and wisdom from others:
*We do not
always have control over what will happen around us,
but we do have control over what comes from us;
and what comes from us can often change what happens to us.
but we do have control over what comes from us;
and what comes from us can often change what happens to us.
~ Connie
“Tomorrow is
the first blank page of a 365-page book.
Write a good one.”
Write a good one.”
~ Brad
Paisley
*I do not
understand, or even like the pain of growing.
But it is
a fact that in this life pain is a part of growing,
so I am thankful for it
so I am thankful for it
~ Connie
“For a new
year to bring you something new, make a move.
Like a
butterfly tearing its cocoon!
Make a move!”
Make a move!”
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
* Rejoice in
the moment. Be thankful for the now.
Just the fact that we are living is
amazing.
And second
chances! Second chances are double amazing!
~ Connie
“I have the
opportunity, once more to right some wrongs,
to pray for
peace, to plant some trees,
and to sing more joyful songs.”
and to sing more joyful songs.”
~ William
Arthur Ward
* Nothing is
impossible!
But the
impossible has to start somewhere.
Sometimes
impossible comes from above.
Sometimes
it comes from us.
Your
impossible may just be waiting for you to take the first step.
~ Connie
“Whatever
you can do or dream you can…begin it.
Boldness has
genius, magic, and power in it.”
~ Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe
* If you look long enough
in the mirror,
keeping always a smile on your face, you will see it – beauty!
~ Connie
keeping always a smile on your face, you will see it – beauty!
~ Connie
“Maybe this year, we ought to
walk through the rooms of our lives
not looking for flaws, but looking for potential.”
walk through the rooms of our lives
not looking for flaws, but looking for potential.”
~
Ellen Goodman
*Don’t look back
except to be thankful for how far you have come.
except to be thankful for how far you have come.
Don’t count today as
an ending,
count it only as a stepping stone,
count it only as a stepping stone,
Keep moving forward.
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on,
with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.
with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.
Cheers to a new year and another chance
for us to get it right.”
~
Oprah Winfrey
*Our
bodies, souls and spirits were created for joy, and for today
We were
not built to carry the weights of worrisome things
past or future
past or future
When a
load of yesterday or tomorrow is heavy on our shoulders
we begin to break
we begin to break
When we
break, the load will fall off
that is a good thing
that is a good thing
But how
much better if we lay it down before we break
that is a better thing
that is a better thing
We have
been given a body, a soul, and a spirit
capable of so much
And when
we are weak, He is strong
And His
love, His strength, His wisdom never fails
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning”
~ Lamentations 3: 22-24
“Behold,
I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth,
do you not perceive it?
do you not perceive it?
I will
make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
~ Isaiah 43:18-19
For I
know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord,
plans for good and not for evil,
plans for good and not for evil,
to give you a future and a hope.
~
Jeremiah 29:11
For those of you who are happy tonight
I rejoice with you! Party on!
I rejoice with you! Party on!
For those of you who are sad and lonely
tonight
my heart hurts for you! Don’t give up!
my heart hurts for you! Don’t give up!
For all
of us,
I pray a
healthy safe new year, f
illed with answers to long prayed prayers,
illed with answers to long prayed prayers,
and
joyful surprises at every twist and turn;
for
dreams fulfilled, and goals recognized;
and for
hearts filled with a thanksgiving
that breaks through the grey,
breaks through the sadness,
breaks through the weary,
that breaks through the grey,
breaks through the sadness,
breaks through the weary,
and
motivates us to make the most of this
amazing life we have been granted.
amazing life we have been granted.
Welcome 2014!
I am thankful for you!
~ Connie
If you haven’t already done so, consider
TAKING THE THANK YOU CHALLENGE!
What a great way to start the new year! www.thankyouchallenge.org
Learn more about Connie or her books at www.connieruthchristiansen.com
