A New Beginning

When you hit rock bottom, there is no other way but up. 

2014 was a torrid year. Let's face it, we've fire-fought the entire year. made mistakes after mistakes, had problems in the least expected places, friendships severed and worst of all the passing of a truly loved family member. Could it have gotten any worse? At a point, I felt completely broken down by the events of the year and at the brink of giving up. 

They say that when God closes doors, he opens a window. In all fairness, it felt more like he slammed it right in my face multiple times and I still reel from the pain by just thinking of it. But open a window, he did. Just barely at the point of breaking, a miracle suddenly happened. What seemed like an eternity of suffering suddenly felt like much needed relief. Reinforcement was on its way and it came in the least expected of forms - My second son telling me it was going to be ok. 

Never underestimate the power of a child. It was as if he possessed the ability not only to read my mind but to also fore-tell the near future. In a short few weeks, everything started coming into place in the most miraculous of manners. I cannot begin to describe exactly what he did, but I can tell you that simple sentence had somehow made me feel that everything was about to change. We have all experienced that moment of clarity. An Epiphany where you suddenly see what you need to do and how to go about doing it. That sentence from my 8 year old made it all possible.

I have friends who are in the process of great changes currently. A new house, new job, new marriage or newly single. I know most of them are in some form of pain or fear and wondering what they might need to do from here. I strongly encourage you to look at this in the right context. THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING and the start of a wonderful chapter in your book of life. While it is never easy to start on something new, every new beginning comes with the promise of a better tomorrow. We are certainly older, wiser and visibly clearer with what we want. In a way, you are already better equipped than you ever were, to fight the battle ahead.

 

Why worry about what others might think or problems that are no longer yours to deal with? Does it really matter? Why not focus your energies on the one(s) around you and deal with the problems that you CAN solve? Remember, if you can't solve the problem, then it is not your problem to solve.

We are now in the beginning of 2015 and even though it has only been less than a month, I have strong reasons to believe that this year will be a fantastic year ahead and the start of a new beginning. 

Let's work hard to make this the best chapter of our lives! 

Happy 2015!

DancingBlood

January 2015