REFLECTIONS (525,600 MINUTES)

REFLECTIONS (525,600 minutes)

Today was my 37th birthday. It was, for the most part, a very low-key day…just a regular day, but at the same time, it was an amazing day having received so many Happy Birthday wishes from my friends on facebook. I had lunch with a friend followed by some awesome yogurt, and then I went for a massage and basically did nothing the rest of the day. How’s that for a good birthday.

Tonight, before I turn in for the evening, I pause to reflect on the year that was. The thing I most like about my birthday is that it gives me a middle-of-the-year “redo” on making new years resolutions. I’ve made some resolutions to myself, which I will mostly keep to myself. I may reveal bits and pieces of these resolutions over the coming weeks through the blog.

My 36th year was a year of change. I made new friends, lost a few friends. I moved out of a dream house and I left a job I’d had for 12 years and had no concrete idea of where I was going next. The amazing thing to me is that I didn’t worry very much. There were enough people out there doing the worrying for me that I didn’t have to. I think it has been truly amazing to sit back and watch the hand of the most Divine work in my life. I made a few mistakes, I made a few bad choices, but I think I also made a lot of good choices, too. There have been battles, victories and defeats galore, but I have endured, I’ve persevered and I have, indeed, survived.

Here’s my confession. I begin my 37th year with a great deal of hope, a clean slate and a pinch of optimism. I know that good things are yet to come. I know that the plans I am ready to set into motion are only going to make me a better person. It’s probably time to let go of some resentments and bitternesses. So, for the next 525, 600 minutes, I pray for peace and wisdom.