thoughts on the news of the day: new year

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            What a difference a day makes!  Yesterday was all about the end of the Christmas season and the melancholy that takes over when the decorations have to come down and the party seems to be over.  But wait …. It’s not.  Tonight at midnight, the crystal ball will drop in Times Square in New York City and we will celebrate the arrival of 2011 with lots of fireworks and festivities.

            What preparations have you made for the arrival of the new year?  Are your black eyed peas bought and ready to cook?  Do you have the T.V. remote ready to turn to the Rose Bowl Parade tomorrow morning?  Have you listed the resolutions for the coming year that you will probably keep next week and then discard like last week’s tinsel off the tree?

            The end of 2010 is here. And a new year is waiting for our hopes, our goals, our dreams of things to come. Take a minute or two today to review the accomplishments of 2010 and set new goals for 2011.  Is your new year’s planning and preparation all about doing and things, or have you searched your heart to determine what beyond yourself will be important for 2011? 

            Losing weight and getting my finances in order are always at the top of my list of resolutions for the new year; but this year, I am also asking God for renewed strength.  Perhaps God can change my heart – in ways I never expected – and the new year can be one of prosperity and hope – not only for me, but for the people who’s lives I touch.

            What are your resolutions for the new year?  Whose life will you touch?

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