Ahh, it's a new year and, hopefully a new start! For me, today is the first day of "back to normal", but also for me, the question is: "Do I really want to go back to 'normal'"?
What is "normal"? (besides a setting on the dryer)
1. Is "normal" good or not so good?
2. Is "normal" boring or exciting?
3. Is "normal" enjoyable or depressing?
4. Does "normal" feel like freedom or captivity?
5. Does "normal" hurt or heal?
6. Does "normal" drag you down or lift you up
7. Are you looking forward to getting back to normal or dreading it?
I think I would like to start out 2015 with "abnormal"--a cut above last year's "normal", and make that my new "normal". However, making new year's resolutions is usually just a exercise in futility! Maybe I'll try taking one day at a time for this week, trying one new thing each day. (It may work best for me if, at the end of the day, I jot down what I did different that day, so I won't forget!) Then, on Saturday or Sunday, I'll look back through my list and make a note of any progress I made. Repeat the experience the next week, and evaluate again on the next Saturday or Sunday.
Hmmmm...it would be so nice to get to the end of January and find overall, the month was a cut above "normal" for me. What if I repeated the experience in February and each month thereafter for the whole year? What if by the end of 2015 I had a new "normal"? It could happen. It really could! It's up to me.
I'm not going to make a list of all the things I'd like to change about how I do life. I'm just going to make a list of what I actually do differently--today, and tomorrow, and this week, and this month, and this year!
Perhaps it will be a slow start and slow progress, but I'll rejoice over each thing as it happens! Rising above "normal" is definitely possible!
Where do I start? Lord, help me to see it, know it, and do it!!!
