Dickens’ ‘Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come’ had a sole purpose – to show Scrooge how people would react to the news of his death if he continued through life with his selfish, miserly ways. Scrooge took note and amended his behaviour. I don’t blame him, because if Death appeared at my bedside one night in his black, hooded cloak, pointing his skeletal finger, I think I’d be willing to listen!
Joking apart though, it makes me think about the fact that, sometimes, we need to be open to other ideas and be willing to change. It seems that if we only ever do what we’ve always done, we’ll only ever get what we’ve always got. We should try to stretch, to explore and to challenge ourselves, and as a result, celebrate the growth those challenges bring. Every New Year, people make resolutions. They might resolve to do something new, or try to kick an old habit...or whatever. Some might stick with their resolutions, some will break them, and some might never even start. The value here is in the doing though, not in the thinking or saying. So, if you decide to do something differently, try to stick with it, and see how life changes.
Dori and I will be challenging ourselves this year (see tomorrow’s post), and we’ll do our best to stick to those challenges, documenting them along the way. You are most welcome to share your challenges with us in the comments section, if you’d like to. Perhaps, like a problem, a challenge shared is a challenge halved?
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