Resolve

It’s that time of year again. Once the presents are opened and carols no longer play from car radios, it becomes time to think of the New Year. And, of course, new year resolutions. For the past few years when people have inquired what my New Years resolution is, I’ve said that I don’t make resolutions. Nope, I say, people rarely stick to their resolutions and I should be allowed to make a change for the better whenever I want - the first of our calendar year holds no magic.

But, in hindsight, this is kind of cynical. I mean, the new year does bring a certain level of renewed hope and promise with it (and hope is, I think, the closest thing we have to magic). So with the turning of a page, why not resolve to carve a better person of yourself?

So this year I resolve. I resolve to choose kindness before jumping to mistrust or judgement. I resolve to look for the good in this world instead of allowing myself to become bogged down with the darker parts of this life.  I resolve to be braver and humbler. I resolve to start playing my guitar and writing poetry more - why have I given those beautiful things up? I resolve to spend more time in the Word and talking with the Lord. And lastly, I resolve to finish my book. 

It’s a heavy list and I’ll fail at each thing along my way, but I don’t mind. Life is always changing and moving forward, and I want to become better with each day.