New Year, Same Me
As I was browsing social media on NYE, a childhood friend of mine posted a reflection on her past year, and a point she made really lit my soul on fire. She was saying that this past year was incredibly tough on her, and how most people when a new year rolls around say different versions of, “we’ll do better, we’ll be better, here’s to a new year and a new me!” Instead, her thought was, what if I don’t want to lose this part of me? What if this messy, softer version of myself is someone I want to carry with me into the new year? Yes, it was a tough year, but I came out on the other side… more beautiful, more vulnerable, more human. You see, we shouldn’t want to lose what the previous year held. Whether that’s sin you want to forget, a gut wrenching loss, change you weren’t ready for, a hard season, money problems, or a diagnosis you weren’t expecting. There’s always something if you’re looking for it, because life is hard, and it’s messy. But, how can we lear...