The Laughing Wolf

Way Of The Wolf: A Time To Renew

At least once a year, you should take stock of your life and commit to a new life. No, not taking of vows or anything like that, but of being what you want and can be.

For me, the time for this is Halloween. I look back on the year that was, and appreciate it for what it was. I remember the times of joy, happiness, success, and more. I remember the things that were not so great, and let them go. Cherish the good, study it, and look at how it came to be. Examine the bad, study it and how it came to be, and then send it off into the flowing river that is time.

Then, look at yourself and take stock of your good qualities and your bad. Cherish and encourage the good, and work to change those that are bad. We each have a choice given unto us on how we act and it is we who choose – not society or some other abstraction. Take this up at least once a year and work to change yourself for the better.

Think of it as starting a new life. As the old year ends and the new one begins, choose to live a new life, a better life, and work towards it. Make some concrete act towards this, from cleaning your house to going through your things and donating that which you no longer need or use to a favorite charity. Pick some thing to remind you of the changes you wish to make, and work towards those changes.

Each of us can change, and change for the better. We have to choose to do so, and work hard at it, but anything worth doing is worth the effort. What can be worth more than making positive changes in oneself and ones life? For we will reap the reward, and those around us and with whom we have dealings will benefit as well.

LW