Just Be

January has always been my least favorite month. It’s the “tease” month. It bares all the promise and excitement of a new start but in reality its just January; long, cold and wet!

I’m not one for New Years resolutions. I figured out years ago that beginning the year a failure was no way to survive January. However, I stumbled across a bit of inspiration the other day. Now I’m not one to post deep thought after deep thought. To be completely honest, I’m not that pensive, but unlike most this one has struck a chord.

I found myself realising just how much truth there is in this most simple advice. Let’s take January for example. Leading up to the longest-month-of-the-year is all about “the go”; a massive race through the year. It starts so steady with long weekends and little trips away and picks up a little speed through the Summer with longer days and the desire to out last the sun. The sprint to the finish is filled with holidays, friends and family jamming that calendar right up to the first of the year! January holds all the promise and hope of things to come; that promotion or raise, the future love of your life, the next big move, the next big dream materialized. So, by the 29th your either wondering one of two things; ‘why hasn’t it happened yet?’ or ‘why is it still January?!’ (Ok. Ok. Maybe more likely ‘is it payday yet?’) But maybe, just maybe, January is that space between “no longer and not yet.” January might just be that special moment when you can ‘just be.’

So, here it is. The dreaded New Years resolution! This year I’m not going to rush. This year I’m going to learn to honor the space between and know that my ‘not yet’ will find me in time.

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