This is my very first entry into the world of blogging. I've thought about this for some time now, but I let my fears of other's comments detour me. This first installment might be a little rough, but hopefully, I'll get better.
We hear it all around us-people are calling for change. Our polititians are all trying to run on being the candidate of change. It's the start of a new year, and as always, we look to change things about ourselves at this time, too. But this year, there's something different, you can feel it; it feels thick in the air; you can almost drink it in through the pores of your skin. Why?
I know, personally, I have decided to make sure this is a year of growth for me. For way too many years, I have let the years slip by without really making sure to enjoy each moment to its fullest. I have decided that I don't want to let anymore days go by without making a concious effort to better my life, and the life of everyone I come in contact with that day. It really doesn't take that much effort either. This would be such a better world to live in, if we all just made an effort to listen to others, learn from what we hear, and think before we speak. All too often we speak too quickly and that is when we hurt others and generally are sorry for it later. So this year, the main thing I want to change about myself is to learn to listen before I speak, and if I have nothing positive to contribute, then just observe.
What about that box in our living rooms that all our lives seem to center around? Is that really the best way to spend our time here on earth? You know, God only gives us just so many days to live this life, and it's our choice as to how we spend our allotted time. Oh, don't get me wrong, I for years now have spent almost every free minute at home watching that TV. The problem is that very slowly it has changed what is considered "normal" and Christian/Judeo values are no longer even the norm. So, since I have no say as to what is on, my choice is to be more selective as to what I watch. This year, I am going to spend less time in front of the TV, and more time trying to better myself. Just what does that mean? Listening, reading, studying, and helping others. There is no better feeling in the world to me, than when I know that something I have shared with someone else has impacted their life
I don't have the answers-heck, I don't even know all the questions, but you'd be surprised at what a kind word, or a little encouragement can mean to someone else sometimes. I want to try to learn to listen more, and speak less.
I learned alot this past year, by finding eons and getting this laptop. I want to continue learning more about webpage design and HTML, CSS, and Photoshop.
I may be getting older, but now that I have discovered the internet, there's a whole new world of knowledge right there in front of me, if I just take the initiative to reach out and take it. There's no reason that my age should stop me from being able to do anything on the computer. It isn't like the carpentry work I did all my life (that I just can't physically do any longer)
Well, I hope and pray that the small changes I make this year will make me a better person and that those i come in contact with will be able to see the difference in my actions. I also hope and pray that the winds of change that this year throws at us all will be positive and uplifting.
There is only so much sand in the hourglass. What are you going to spend that time on? Your last chapters in your life can be the best. Afterall, the rest of our lives just prepared us for these times we are living in now.
If you can't find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere
