A New Year Philosophy

As we are coming up on the end of another year, I have another thought. I originally thought about this the January after my cancer diagnosis.

A new year to many people means new beginnings.  They can begin fresh, forget about their failures and try to do or be something new.  To me, it's a new day just like all the others.  Each day I have a choice to begin fresh, to learn from yesterday's mistakes and to come a little closer to being the person I want to be.  A new year is a great time to start that, but so is each day.  If I fail on day two of the New Year I have to wait until the next year.  Instead, on my system, I simply begin again tomorrow.

So in this new year I want to walk through and be completely present in each day.  I want to accept each moment as a gift and treasure it.  I want to learn from my mistakes quickly and move forward.  I do not want to miss a day because I'm looking forward to or dreading the next day.

I want to live to my fullest, not caring if I please everyone, only caring if I've loved, showed compassion, kindness and generosity.  I don't want to judge myself harshly, but instead be gracious with myself.