2010, the Year of Possibility

Lynae N.

January 3, 2010 - 8:35 PM

2009 is gone, and all of the ups and downs are now just memories and lessons learned. They are growth and they are a part of my history. And now I'm looking at a new year; it is clean, full of possibility, and full of faith. I've been looking forward to this year and all that will come in the short 365 days until it too is a chapter written and tucked away in the story of my life.

I am not one for New Year's resolutions, but I am one for setting goals and dreaming about the New Year. Not surprisingly for me, these dreams are always remarkably accurate and looking back over a year when it is done always builds my faith up and encourages me. With this confidence in what I believe God impresses on my heart for the year, I am always greatly excited for the thoughts and feelings I get for the year.

So here's what I am confident in for 2010, the year of possibility. First, I am confident in the fact I will have a son. I will explain more fully the story behind my expectations once I have the tangible "proof" of a pregnancy. Until then, I will simply share that it is miraculous because my husband and I aren't supposed to have children, yet we will. I am also confident in making friends this year. Sure, I have plenty of good friends in my cohort at the UO. However, these friends have always been focused in and around therapy and they are limited within the dynamics of my program. I haven't had any solid, like-minded friends for quite some time now. I am seeing the buds of new friendships forming with gals who are not only my age, but have a common heart and passion as I do. This is so refreshing and I am bubbling with excitement for developing these friendships more as school winds down and comes to an end. Third, I am confident in teaching. I am not sure if I will actually start teaching in 2010, but I am sure that this year will prepare me for teaching at a minimum. Who knows, maybe I will be teaching by the end of the year. If so, I'd love that. Fourth, I am confident in growing and learning how to be a good steward of finances. It is amazing for me to see how my family has been provided for through school, and I know that we will continue to have our needs met. However, I want to go beyond just getting needs met. I want to be able to start saving up and investing in the dreams I have. I want to be able to take all of my drawings and make prints and have displays in local galleries. I want this and so much more and I know it will take a new level of discipline and understanding of money in order to be mature enough to be at a place of more financial maturity. And finally, I am confident that all of the energy I've had to place in academic growth over the past year and a half can now start to be placed back on growth in other areas. There are many aspects of my life in 2009 that have felt stagnant and I am already seeing more growth and change in these areas in the few short days of 2010 than I experienced in the whole of last year.

And I am curious about you. What are your hopes and dreams for 2010? Do you make resolutions and if so, what are they? What are you excited to leave behind in 2009 and what are you sad to see go? I'd love to hear from you and get a glimpse into your own unique and precious life.