Looking Ahead

It’s a new day, a new me, getting it together and the best is yet to come are just a few of the ideas that are floating out there these days as this New Year begins.  It is perhaps fitting to read off some of the items on your “New Year Resolution” including losing some weight, eating healthier, read a few good books, take that needed vacation, go back to school, get back in church, look for a new job...well you get the picture.  But perhaps it is also a time to take an inventory of what you when through on last year and make some serious changes or do some house cleaning. 

In my view, if you did not like what you got on last year then you must do something different this year to experience a better outcome.  If not, than what happen to you on last year will just repeat itself, and the same results will occur.  You know, it is always fun to dream and write up those resolutions each year, but taking the action necessary to make the change is where the problem lies.  For many of us “Change is Hard.”  And as we look forward to this New Year, a lot has to change if we expect more and are looking for living a better quality of life for ourselves and our families. 

At the heart of this change we seek is to first envision what we desire that can become possible.  As Stephen Covey, the author of the “Seven Habits of Highly Successful People,” states that we must “begin with the end in mind.”  This should be our starting point to see the possible and work towards making it happen.  This will require us to change our habits, set some goals, set some boundaries and even to realign some of our relationships.  This is not easy, but is possible.   

We must keep in mind that real change will not happen until we make a change with how we see things and interact with various situations.  We also must remember that we all have a choice in what we hear, say, and accept.  We all have a choice when voting, when voicing our concerns on matters that affect us and we all have the choice to get involved in making our community better.  And if you are looking at what I am seeing... this year will be interesting ... but what do you see?