After weeks of preparing, shopping, wrapping, decorating, and baking, Christmas is over in 24 hours. Now is the time when people begin to look toward the new year and new beginnings.
I chose this poster to begin a week dedicated to New Year's Resolutions. The past is past. It cannot be changed. We can look back in fondness of memory and we can remember lessons learned from less than fond experiences, but we cannot live there. However, we can glean from those experiences to direct the writing of the next chapters.
As you evaluate your life, if you find memories that still bring strong, negative feelings, you may want to do the exercise we learned in 12-Step. Fold a paper in half lengthwise and write those memories on the left side. Then write the lessons learned and spiritual growth attained. Keep the lessons and the growth, and throw away the pain of the experience. Then take a deep breath and let it go.
Text © Gebara Education, 2012
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