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MANY REASONS TO LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR
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Sabrina Kraft
skraft@weyburnreview.com
It is hard to believe that tomorrow morning will be the first day of 2022! The past year seemed to go by so quickly, and in some ways this was a good thing, as our communities continued to deal with the hardships and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are many reasons to look forward to a new year, and for many people it is a chance to make resolutions or set goals for themselves.
It is important that if you are one to make resolutions that it is something attainable, since it can be a good feeling when you have achieved a goal that you have made.
The best advice to give others is to make several small goals to a larger year-end resolution. It is a lot easier to celebrate achieving small steps along the way, and gives you motivation to keep working to achieving the larger goal in mind.
It is also important to reflect on past resolutions, and evaluate why those goals were either possible to achieve, or if you had set the bar too high and abandoned the resolution. There is nothing wrong about changing your resolution either, especially if you realize that your expectations were too high when compared to realizations.
There are some common resolutions, such as financial management, physical fitness improvement, or even the new ‘Take A Break’ campaign to spend less time on Social Media.
The important thing is that when you are making a resolution it is something that will truly improve your own life, or empower yourself. If you are taking a common resolution, personalize it for your life, and you will have a much better chance of achieving it.
As we reflect on the past year, there might be some moments of regret or sadness, especially for those who have lost someone close to them. It is important to try to focus on the good things in your life at the same time, and take the time to focus on that positivity as we embark into a new year.
Those individuals who take the time to have ‘Memory Jars’ should be applauded, where they put little notes of special memories or events that had happened during the year, and then celebrate those events by opening the jar on New Year’s Eve.
It is a creative and fun way of celebrating the small moments that happened, and remind yourself of the good in your life.
One of the biggest hopes is that we will start to see the light at the end of the tunnel, when it comes to COVID-19 restrictions and mandates. It is hoped that the provincial government has learned from previous ‘Re-Open Mandates’ that unfortunately pushed us back into restriction mode.
We still need to work together as communities to get through this situation, and there will come a time when it is safer for us to remove the masks. We just have to be patient and understanding.
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By Linda Wegner
Another Christmas has passed and another new year is facing us. While the season of giving gifts may officially be over, peace, patience and encouragement are never out of season. Nor is this week’s offering.
Showing gratitude and consideration of others can never be out of season or inappropriate, and that’s what I’d like to pass along to you this week and also remind myself of its value.
Sometimes I look hard and long for quotes or examples to illustrate my words, but that’s not necessary this weekend.
As unusual as it is for us living here on the West Coast, this morning we had a good dump of the white stuff.
A phone call from a new neighbour wondered if we had a snow shovel and, if so, could her husband come over and borrow it.
“Of course,” I responded. Now that hubby isn’t well, I have only a little of the strength required to clear the steps of sidewalk so I was happy to let him use it. There was no pressure or request that he do our work, however, I was just glad it could be used.
Looking out a bit later I realized he’d also done our sidewalks, front steps and the community sidewalk in front of our house. I call that gratitude and consideration for others.
While that’s an example of an act of consideration, this gift comes in many sizes and types, and it can be conveyed in both big and small ways.
Let’s be alert to look for it as well as demonstrate it gratitude and consideration. Whether others respond isn’t important, how we do, is.
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5
Today, consider how you can let someone know they’re truly appreciated!
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