It is that time of year again! When one year comes to a close and another begins and many of us begin creating a list of new year's resolutions. The interesting thing about new year's resolutions is that for most of us, our list probably revolves around areas of our life where we feel we are falling short and need improvement. Sometimes they include finally realizing a long time dream or something we have on our “bucket list”, but from what I know to be true of myself and many others, the list revolves around our perceived shortcomings. We seek to improve our lives in the areas we struggle in or perhaps have let slide. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to tackle those areas of weakness, but I believe we need to give just as much attention, if not more, to the areas of our strengths and God given gifts. Looking back on 2018, what is the one thing that you are most proud of? What was your biggest accomplishment for the year? Don't be shy about acknowledging your victory! My biggest accomplishment for 2018 was a double win wrapped in one package. I self-published an initial draft of a multipurpose spiritual journaling tool which I will have a test group of people using this year. Completing it was an accomplishment, but even that would have not been achieved to the fullest extent had I not overcome my fear of having the manuscript portion of the journal professionally edited. I have always loved to write, but I was more than a little scared of having a professional read and critique my work. In the end I was very pleasantly surprised. Of course there were edits to the manuscript and suggestions on how to make parts of it more clear, but overall, the editor had very positive things to say about my manuscript. I would encourage all of you to take the time to recognize your accomplishments for 2018 and then ask yourself if there is a way that you can build upon what you have accomplished and utilize your natural strengths and gifts in a way that will bring further enrichment to your life of the lives of others. I'm not saying you should ignore those areas of weakness you wish to tackle in your life, just don't make your weaknesses your main focus because your strengths are pretty darn awesome! Here's to a GREAT 2019!
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