Tearing Down Walls & Beginning Again
Most everyone looks to another year as a chance to start anew. Schedules, book lists, fitness plans. It would seem most people will stay strong for perhaps two weeks, maybe more if you're dedicated and disciplined. Those of you who stick with it longer amaze me, and perhaps here's why. Maybe I'm one of few to experience this - but my ambitions, aspirations, etc. hardly ever go uninterrupted. Good grief, my own trains of thought interrupt themselves. Focus can be a hard issue to fix...I'm thankful my attention span doesn't determine my salvation. Where December meets January, I don't necessarily make more self-care or exercise goals (though maybe I should?). Instead I've made a practice of spending that precious thirty-first listening intently to my soul. I make a list. Not a to-do list, not a numbering of things to check off as an attempt at perfection. But writing can be therapy, a way to sort out jumbled thoughts. It h...