The New Year always brings what people feel is the opportunity for a fresh start; a feeling of being able to start over fresh, bring about change, create new order in our otherwise hectic lives. While this is all true, the New Year also brings about a time for one other Very Important something – REFLECTION.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ― Maya Angelou
Reflection on all that is great and that you made it through in the last year. Reflection offers a great opportunity for growth, and I personally feel that when you don’t set aside time for it, you cheat yourself on the opportunity to be and do better.
. It seems with each week, it has kind of went further and further into a state of grey. Yesterday my husband asked me, “are you depressed?” and I wasn’t sure how to answer him. I mean I have been kinda down, irritable, and overall restless; I don’t even understand it. You would think I would be on high – just got married, two kids that drive me crazy, but love me, a husband who thinks the world of me (and shows me often), family in perfect health and in these times – Thank GOD – I am gainfully employed.
– a cloud, even; and as I was explaining to my good friend and ill stretch and say my prayer partner (although she has not been made aware of the title), I feel like I was on a cloud and I literally fell on my face and can’t seem to pick it up.