NYE

12.30.23

One more day

Different than a birthday or anniversary

The only instance where we all collectively

Old and young

Acknowledge time

The physical turning of the page

Writing a new number

Another rotation complete

The past ever growing

While the looming future shrinks

The heaviness of dreams and goals unmet

Adventures not taken

Words unspoken

While the hope of new aspirations perch on the horizon

Memories flood this season

Mountain tops and valleys

Weighing on our conscience

Some have you wishing time would catapult you forward

To ease the pain

Or have a momentous day in the future, now only be tomorrow away

Others make you want time to stand still

Looking into the faces of our babies

Not so round anymore

Now almost eye to eye

New creases and furrows line our reflection

Our loved ones more grey

Will this be their last one

Life is so fleeting and babies don’t keep

The world may seem more chaotic with each turn

Scroll less, serve more

Drop the thief of comparison

Have more contentment

Stop the gossip

Practice gratitude

Get out of the zone of comfort

Be open to a challenge

Worry less, pray more

Say I’m sorry, and mean it

Quit ruminating resentment

Forgive and heal

Make everyday

Even the routine and mundane ones

Full of hope, love, grace, rest and faith

May they all be guided by the One whose idea we were before the beginning

And who we can call Father

Time is His

And He has overcome the world

Happy New Year