It’s been a hot minute since I did an inspirational themed post, huh? I must say that amidst the style, recipe, and relational posts - getting all kumbaya with you is my favorite thing about GML.
Anyway, the other day I posted this on Instagram - basically a mini blog post - so I thought I would share it here as well.
oh hey, December. does anyone else have a love/hate relationship with this month? I’m a Christmas fanatic (so there’s that) but then there’s the whole reflection on the past year that I’m usually not so much a fan of. this time of year I always find myself looking back and wishing for more out of the past 11 months - that I had made more, did more, was more. but you know what? that’s where grace comes in.
I’ll never be the “more” I want to be, but I don’t have to. my God is more - more than enough…more than the “more” I can even imagine. so here’s to the end of looking back with regret. I (let’s) choose to look forward with hope, expectancy, and fulfillment in what HE has done rather than what we can ever do. here’s to December.
Can you relate to this? Tell me something AMAZING about your 2014!
It seems like the older I get, the quicker time flies on by, the faster life goes. It can be a really sad realization! But also a very humbling one. A good reminder to slow down and pay attention to the tiny details, to take advantage of more crazy opportunities, or to appreciate everything.
Thank God for grace. And another year in the books
I’m completely with you! I personally have trouble with looking back too much and not focusing on the present, so when the year’s end comes around, I’m always full of “woulda, shoulda, coulda”s.
However, 2014 was a rough one (shoot.. did I just become the Debbie Downer?), so I’m actually really looking forward to the start of a fresh new year to make up for it. Goal planning, commence! I feel like the New Year reignites my sense of adventure and fulfillment-seeking attitude.
PS I’m loving all your gorgeous photo shoots lately!
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I totally get this. I’ve been struggling with trying to ENJOY the month rather than look back and look forward to what I want to happen in 2015!
so many amazing things about my 2014 — feeling super blessed. amazing girlfriends, amazing boy, amazing time with my family now that my bro moved back to NY, amazing running year for me. just so much good.