The Laughing Wolf

A New Year Truly Begins

Today, I start the new job in a new year and what amounts to a new life. Each of us goes through several lives in a lifetime, for we as we live we grow, and with growth comes change. Some of that change can be obvious, such as when we move to new locations or even go so far as to start a new career. Other changes can be more subtle, and are easy to miss both for ourselves and for others.

Yet change is not a bad thing, far from it. For with change comes the opportunity to learn, to grow, to do better, and to make the most of what life sends our way. Often, there is a tendency to look backwards with nostalgia and to give the past a golden glow of what never was. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is that we understand the past, know it, and know what was expected of us in that past. When we look to the future, there is uncertainty, a lack of knowledge of exactly what awaits us and what is expected of us. Rather than think of it as uncertainty, think of it as unexplored instead, and look for the opportunities to grow and to learn and do new things. Doing so takes away some of the fear that comes with the unknown, and makes instead an adventure.

Forgive any dearth of posting in the next few days, as I undertake a new adventure. That adventure will be my prime focus, and while I intend to post it may not be quite as often as I might like. There will be more to come.

LW