This morning I am thinking through what I desire deeply for this new year that lies ahead. Praying. Asking. Planning. Wonder-ing.
I love fresh beginnings and I love that in North America I get TWO fresh beginnings annually: one in January with a new calendar year, and one in September, when school starts. In South Africa, where I grew up, there was one chance to start over. The new school year began in January and stretched through December. (It still does.) As a kid, the year seemed long.
Here, in Canada, I get to think through a fresh start twice a year and somehow it makes 365 days seem less daunting. It feels like there’s more room for Grace … more chances. I feel like the year says: It’s going to be okay.
Here are Three of my Deep Desires for this fresh year:
1. Intention:
- Revamping this blog and focusing it around the destiny I was born for: standing at the Walls that separate us from each other, our stories, our purpose, justice.
- Watering SheLoves magazine.com : the world I long to see (when the Walls come down); stories of Love that quietly, powerfully and beautifully transform ourselves and our world.
- Keeping a list of the books I’m reading.
- More poetry.
2. Togetherness.
With myself & God: quiet early mornings, yoga practice
Family: dates, playtime.
Others: space for old friends, new friends, new ideas, ancient ideas.
3. Expression
Asking/finding/organizing help, so I can give attention to the above.
Expressing what I learn, think, wonder, hope, pray. Also expressing the parts I am not so sure and clear about. Being more willing to be vulnerable. Being more open with my flaws and gaps and my own humanity. Taking the risk to be misunderstood and rejected. Doing it anyway. Repeating to self that being too much is … glorious.
Question: What do you think about two fresh starts? What are your deep desires for this new year ahead? What do you hope for in 2011? (What are you afraid of?) What do you look forward to in the new year?
Tags: 2011, New Year, planning, resolutions
