Thriving In Every Season

The curtain is finally closing on 2016. Can you believe it? Personally I would say that based on analysis I have had a good year. The year started off for me with the SIP team really pushing the theme: Great Expectations. What I started to gain was that we cannot only expect but we must make preparations that align with what we are expecting. When we expect guests in our home we do everything we can to prepare our home for those who are to come, the same principle applies here- make preparations for the thing that you are expecting to enter your life.

If you have read any of my other blog posts then you have probably figured it out. Yes! I love reflection, introspection and meditation. These are not things I do all the time, however there are specific points in the year when I am intentional about utilizing my time to reflect, introspect or meditate. The close of a year is usually spent recapping the events of the year and prayerfully mapping out my expectation of the things to come. With the year 2016 coming to a close, I am reflecting on the great things that have happened this year as well as the “not so great” things- you know those pesky troubles, trials and tribulations.

It was not too long ago when I was in a really dark place mentally. If you saw me on the street you would have never known. It’s easy for me to put up a wall and make it seem as though all is well. Now that I think about it, maybe that’s why the short story series “Unmask” (coming soon to my blog) wasn’t so hard to conjure up. I was in a place where it felt like every decision I ever made was a mistake. Things weren’t working out the way I wanted it to and it was just mentally challenging.