Hello, my few (but faithful!) readers! You may be minuscule in quantity, but you are MASSIVE in quality...always supportive of my thoughts here at The Roomy Nest, and for that I am most grateful. Well, here we are...in a brand-new year! I gotta' tell you the older I get, the quicker the wall calendar needs changing in our home! What's that all about? Hmph...strange. Anyway, 2016 is here, and you know what that means....resolutions. What exactly IS the point of them? Let's find out... "Resolution." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 3 Jan. 2016. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resolution>. ** (See, students? I DO practice what I preach! Citations are a must!) ;) ** Ahhhhh..... of course! It's all about finding answers! Had a problem last year? Bummer! So, just find a SOLUTION to that problem and you won't have to deal with it in this clean slate we call 2016. Easy enough, right? For example, bit your nails down to the quick last year? No biggie. Stop biting your nails in 2016. (no problem, right?) How about this one? Gained a TON (pardon the pun... or is it?) of weight in 2015? Solution: Lose the weight this new year. (Easy as pie! Oh....wait...there's pie??) Of course there's the age-old problem of not being able to find anything in your house/garage/car/etc. Problem solved! Just get organized. (I mean, how bad can your closet be? right?) Okay, so you get my hint of sarcasm in these examples. Listen, I'm all for finding solutions to problems. Thus, I guess I'm all for making "resolutions", but, unfortunately, I think a lot of folks just spout off a list of solutions at the beginning of every "new year" with no real PLAN to successfully achieve them. So....I think we need to take the annual "resolution process" a bit further. I, for one, plan to use the "kick-start approach". In fact, I've already started! Curious? Keep reading..... "Kick–start." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 3 Jan. 2016. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick–start>. I know what you're thinking...."what's this got to do with motorcycles, Dot?" I hear you. Stay with me. While I DO have my license to drive a motorcycle, (Are you shocked? Yep. I do, but it's been a long while since I've done that kind of tom-foolery. Moving on....) I'm focused on the THIRD definition in the entry above: "To give new energy to something." THIS idea makes me super-giddy! See, I've got SEVERAL areas of my life that need some attention. Frankly, a few of them need a major overhaul. I'll spare you the specifics. Just know that I've got stuff to work on. You do, too. If you say you don't, well..... I'm not sure you're tellin' the truth, but hey, that's between you and our good Lord! Anyway, back to me. I've identified my PROBLEMS (well, those that are fixable). I've listed SOLUTIONS (a.k.a. "resolutions") to those problems. I even used the last couple of months of 2015 devising some PLANS to achieve those solutions in this new year. So, now...I'm ready to KICK-START the whole process. In fact, I've already made some changes. (I can read your mind..."Really, Dot? It's Jan. 3rd. There's no way you've done anything substantial just three days in." Yes, I really have. I'm giving it new energy. I'm hitting it head-on....with a POSITIVE mindset, and for the first time in a long time I'm actually excited about what's ahead. I have NO idea what that might be, but I just have a clear sense of PEACE that I'm headed in the right direction. That's the best way I can explain it. "If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am." ~Cyril Cusack Let me try to sum it up this way. If you've followed this blog at all over the last two years you know that I deal with some pretty big mental/emotional issues. It's January. January is usually NOT a good month for me. I'm not sure why exactly. I've actually been told before that it's "just the January blues." Well, one of my 'kick-starts' is taking a picture and posting it every single day of 2016. (If you're interested, you can follow along here: http://dtrphotography.weebly.com/project-366) Today is (obviously Day 3/366) and THIS is what My God shared with me this evening through my lens.... You may not believe me, but it's the honest-to-goodness truth.... When I looked at the image on the back of my camera, I clearly heard Him say (not audibly, but in my heart/mind) "Dot, THIS is how I want you to look at January Blues from now on." Wow. Chills. Thank You, my Lord, for knowing me, for loving me, for Your always right-on-time reminders. In fact, I'm also going ahead and thanking You in advance for what I KNOW You're going to do in my life in 2016! "Believe you can and you're halfway there." ~Theodore Roosevelt So, you know the drill, dear Reader. This is the part where I ask you if you've made any resolutions for this new year. So...have you? More importantly, have you devised your PLANS for achieving those answers? Do what I'm doing....give yourself a good kick-start. The sooner....the better! Wishing you and yours a very Happy 2016...full of peace...and joy...and new discoveries...and endless possibilities! Much love!
~Dot
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Selena Blankenship
1/3/2016 08:41:16 pm
As always, my dear friend you inspire me!
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Nadine
1/3/2016 09:34:33 pm
The end of 2015 was definitely a time of reflection for me which led to a few major decisions for me in 2016. When the axis of my world was thrown off course - Dwain's major heart attack on December 11- I had to quickly "Kick Start" my 2016 in the last few days of 2015. I claim for 2016 the following verse Proverbs 3:5-6...and I, also, posted a quote that I know will help guide me through 2016..."Always remember your present situation isn't your final destination. The BEST is yet to come....
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Laura Evans
1/3/2016 10:19:03 pm
Yes! I have plans! Thanks for writing just what I needed to read to kick-start them off!
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Julie
1/3/2016 10:19:59 pm
I'm in! Need to up my daily steps and get my nest organized before it gets too roomy! Love ya Dot!
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