January 1st - My Favorite Day of the Year!I think my favorite day of the year is January 1st. It's what I call a '
Free Day' and it's really the only day of the year I feel is truly this '
free'.
Let me explain.
As
the year comes to an end I find myself considering the past twelve
months- and when I do this, I realize a lot has taken place. 2014 was no
exception. This kind of reflection stirs up a lot of gratitude in me
because I realize all that I have, and all that took place, and how I
grew, and what I learned and… best of all… no matter what…
I made it!
Reflecting
also causes a little melancholy in me because I usually recognize some
habits I've taken up that aren't beneficial or I find that I've
forgotten some things that are beneficial. The New Year is the perfect
time to turn over the proverbial leaf but apprehension sets in when I
about how much effort it's going to take to 'turn' that leaf over - to
make those changes.
January first is the lovely '
Day In Between'.
The day after the holidays and before January 2nd -- January 2nd is
the day I wake up and realize the party's over! Push has come to shove
and whatever I decided to do 'in the New Year' happens-- starting
NOW!
But January first -
oh blissful day! I am not accountable
yet! I'm still coming down from the holidays and getting used to the New Year and any resolution I vowed doesn't take place until
TOMORROW! 'Tomorrow' - January 2nd - is
The Day of Reckoning! But January 1st is another story!
I
spent my January 1st sleeping in and later drinking mimosas with my
dear mother-in-law and enjoying an unusually sunny Northern California
day. Somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind I knew that 'tomorrow'
I'd start a new habit of… and I'd pick up that old habit I'd forgotten
about….
But for today -
January 1st- Ahhh! What a WONDERFUL day!
