With the past year about to leave us and the upcoming year about to be infront of us, a thought came to mind when it comes to the new year versus the past year. As we look forward to 2010 do we not look to our past for what we went through, how we faced it, the mistakes we made, the regrets we might regret, or do we forget about the past and just move forward toward the future?? Is the new year about starting anew and wiping the slate clean, or is it about us learning from our past and continuing the journey ahead of us??? I have always wondered why the celebration of the new year is so important to us. It's not like we are reborn again every time we say goodbye to a past year and hello to the present/future year. Or is it like the movie "Ground Hogs Day" where we are meant to repeat the same mistakes over and over again until we learn that we cant forget nor ignore the past, nor can we have hopes and dreams for the future if we aren't willing to take the whole picture into account when the new year begins then we are doomed to make the same mistakes. In celebrating the New Year promise yourself one thing not to regret what you did or didn't do but to learn and grow from those experiences.
Happy New Year all, enjoy the life you have been given, be thankful for the people that you love and that love you, and always remember there is still time to make a change and make a difference you just have to be willing to do so.
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ReplyDeleteQuite honestly, a new year is just that--a new year. It's a little of both aspects that you've mentioned. It's a chance to start fresh, but not just that, it's starting fresh taking from the past lessons that you've learned. It's just as important to reflect on past things as it is to move forward. Honestly, I belive we need them both. We don't, however, have to dwell in the past or get stuck in a time warp, that's when such tendency is unhealthy.
ReplyDeleteI say we grow from the mistakes we may have made before and look forward to doing better so that our futures are even brighter.
That is so true, I agree with that. I have learned so much about myself that a year ago I did not know, I have smiled, laughed, and cried and without those things I would not be the person I am today. I think the past shapes us, the present nutures us, and future is just that the future. If we enjoy it all and just live we have a head start on finding out who we truly are.
ReplyDeleteYou got it, girl.
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