Today is New Year’s Eve. Many people are giving thanks that 2021 is just about behind us, although their reasons doubtless vary: COVID, other health problems, loss of family members, economic setbacks, and so on.
Happy or not that the year is over, many, as they do each year, are putting the finishing touches on their list of New Year’s resolutions, resolutions that are unlikely to remain intact past the second or third week of the month (if they even last that long).
I saw first saw this suggestion some years ago, and saw it again recently. It seemed to me a better way to begin the new year than with half-hearted resolutions. The suggestion was this:
This January, why not start the year with an empty jar and fill it with notes about good things that happen over the course of the year. Then, on New Years Eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year.
Some of us do a daily Examen, part of which is giving thanks for all of the blessings of the day. But I love the idea of watching the notes pile up in a jar that can then be re-savored at year end.
Why not give it a try?
Creo en Dios! 