Tami and I have been talking about the new year -- what we would want in it, what it might bring to us, what to pursue, what to be willing to wait for. Though sometimes cloaked, I think at the heart of resolutions is really our desires; things we hope will change, things we wish would happen, things we most deeply want in our lives and in the lives of those we love.
When I read good books I am really drawn to, I often end up, at one point or another, thinking I should be more like the person writing the book. I have even tried to be like them a few times. What we feel more drawn to heading into this year is what we should more uniquely become ourselves, rather than trying to be more like someone else. I want to pursue more of what God is calling me to be, which could look like someone I've recently read about or, perhaps more likely, something that is uniquely related to how I am made or to what is (or gets put) right in front of me. There are some 'doing' things I want to consider, as well as increasing opportunity for me to simply offer compassion to those around me.
We agreed to prayerfully watch for such opportunities as we begin a new year...which may be more like what I noted at the beginning of 2015 than anything else.
