Twenty-Eleven

Ahhhh…the new year. It always begins with fresh hopes of great things to come. I always look forward to a new year, you know…time to get my act together and get it right this time. Maybe it’s the fresh new calendar we buy at the beginning of a new year that gives us that idea of starting with a blank slate. It reminds me of the first day of school when I was in elementary. You know, you dawn the doors of the school with a brand new pencil and a fresh new box of crayons. Love using brand new crayons!

Now the new year begins, as it does each year, with each day entrusted to us to make it count. What will I do with this day?  What will I accomplish? Under what direction will I travel forth? It seems so easy to get entangled with the day to day commitments that we often forget our direction. Bumper cars…that’s what we are! Many days begin and end and I have no idea what I have accomplished. Yes, I suppose I could sit down and make a list, but this year I want to finish each day (or most of them anyway) confident that I have purposefully fulfilled the agenda at hand. Purposefully…not easily entangled!

So…welcome to “Entangled”, my new blog about throwing off the everyday things that hinder us and getting things done. Prayerfully, as we make this journey together, both you and I will purposefully live out each day. Until next time, consider this quote by Robert F. Kennedy, ”Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” What direction will you take in twenty eleven?