Wherein I Say Goodbye to my Past and Hello to my Future

By Claire Enos

A year ago, I never would have imagined that I would be where I am today. Sitting here, blogging, making plans for my future, based on other events that happened to me within the last year which I definitely would not have imagined as well. In fact, I could write a whole post about everything that happened and I still wouldn't be able to cover the whole year. But, this isn't about reminiscing. It's about saying goodbye to my past. Shutting the lid on the 2013 box, and shoving it into the closet. Maybe I'll look back on it one day and laugh, or at the very least smile, remembering all that happened. But for now, it's over and it's time for me to move on.

My friend JG and me a little over a year ago, before
he left on his mission.
I'm going to open a new box. I already have a few things to put into this new box, so I better make it a big one because I plan to put a lot more into that box. I'm going to write 2014 on it, and it's going to be good!

Yesterday, I was thinking about my future and what I want to accomplish. There is so much that I want to do and so little time, so I'm
prioritizing. First order of business: work on my Spirituality. So, I'm making a plan.

First, I want to make daily scripture study a habit. This means reading at least a chapter a day for at least a month. While I'm working on that I'm also going to make personal prayer a habit as well. I figure I can start by praying before and after I read my scriptures. By praying before, I'm able to get more out of what I am reading, and by praying afterward I am able to pray about the truth of what I am reading and see how I can apply it to my own life right now. So, that is what I am going to work on for the next month or two.

While I work on that, I want to study the practices of some other religions, and take the good I see and incorporate them into my own life from day to day. I will start with the two religions that interest me the most: Wicca and Buddhism. With that in mind, I will try meditation exercises at least once a week. Meditation is a good way of relaxing and stepping back from your life, and my religion actually also highly recommends it as well, so I feel it will be good for me.

Me within the last month.
However, I don't want to just work on my spirituality, I also want to work on being more active and getting out more. So I will start doing Yoga, and possibly Zumba as well. As more comes to me I will write more about them. I will try reporting on each of these goals of mine regularly, as I learn from mistakes as well as from just doing these things.

I hope, with time, that I will become more in tune with my physical and spiritual needs. As I become more in tune with my body and spirit, I will grow and learn. Hopefully by this time next year I will be able to say that this year has been a success, and I am better off for it.

With that in mind, keep growing and learning spiritually. Learn to know your body and become comfortable with it! Be thankful for what God has provided you with: your body, your spirit, and your mind. Improve your life. Love yourself first, so that you may learn to love others. Respect yourself.

<3Claire

PS: I've changed so much! I can't believe how different I look now compared to a little over a year ago! I bet by this time next year I'll look a lot different as well! (And the use of the picture with my friend isn't my way of saying he's in the past and I'm forgetting him! It was just the first picture I came across from within the last two years, but definitely over a year ago.)

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