Welcome to the first Sunday of 2025. A day of rest? A day of reflection? A day of preparation? YES, YES, and YES.
This first Sunday should be the one that sets the standard for the remaining 50 Sundays. Yep, there are only 51 total for the year.
Setting Standards?
Standards are what keep you grounded. They help in getting you focused on what needs to be done and what you want to do. By addressing what needs to be done, you have a sense of accomplishment that you will want to repeat. Setting the standard now and adhering to it now, creates an expectation of wanting to repeatedly accomplish what you start and ultimately you will want to accomplish more. Then, over time, you get to incorporate what you want to do (Think Hobby Becoming A Passion).
Take the rest of today to work on the standards and get them set before the sun goes down. Do not delay. You will Thank yourself.
Yesterday, we celebrated an event of epic & legendary proportions. The birth of Jesus Christ. A Savior to the masses, a Prophet to many, an enigma or curiosity to others. Many of us celebrated the day by continuing the traditions that have been set before us: Family, Food, Merriment, Cheer, Food, Joy, Laughter, and Love. Did I mention food? Today, we continue to be in good spirit and good cheer because it is contagious. However, a harsh reality sets in when we move away from the 25th day of December and face the realities that are the other days of the year. Should they be harsh? No! They should, however, not be as full of joy and merriment as the holiday season. It is Joy and Merriment that makes the holiday season special. The remaining days of the year are there to tell us that there is work that needs to be done. This does not have to be a time for back and forth and ONE-UPMANSHIP (the art or practice of outdoing or keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor). There must be a balance between all things. There must be attempts made to make all things better. However, egos are finicky things to work with but if you want to be better and make life better then be prepared to fight the good fight and work with the egos, of others, all in an effort to make things better. However, should you come across someone that expects it to be “their way or the highway” there is only one appropriate response and you will know what the response will be when your gut tells you. Remember, our lives will get better when we, ALL OF US, want it and will do what it takes to make it happen.
Three Days Before… Being mindful that the reason for the season is sectarian and not secular. Being mindful that the sectarian aspect is your OWN, Self-Defined and NOT up for debate. Make this holiday yours, uniquely yours whether it falls in line with what others think or expect of you or not.
Keep in mind the following: What do you care about what others think or feel? What do you dare say about it? Ultimately and briefly, it all boils down to what does your heart say now on this day, these coming days, this season? Well, what does it say?
Holiday Cheers to you and yours, -Dave
— auf Deutsch — Drei Tage vorher …
Denken Sie daran, dass der Grund für diese Jahreszeit konfessioneller und nicht säkularer Natur ist. Denken Sie daran, dass der konfessionelle Aspekt Ihr EIGENER ist, von Ihnen selbst bestimmt und NICHT zur Debatte steht. Machen Sie diesen Feiertag zu Ihrem, ganz individuell zu Ihrem, ob er nun mit dem übereinstimmt, was andere von Ihnen denken oder erwarten oder nicht.
Denken Sie an Folgendes: Was interessiert Sie, was andere denken oder fühlen? Was trauen Sie sich, dazu zu sagen? Letztendlich und kurz gesagt läuft alles darauf hinaus, was Ihr Herz jetzt an diesem Tag, an den kommenden Tagen, in dieser Jahreszeit sagt. Nun, was sagt es?
Feiertagsglück für Sie und Ihre Lieben, -David Guerra
— en español — Tres días antes… Tener en cuenta que la razón de esta temporada es sectaria y no secular. Tener en cuenta que el aspecto sectario es PROPIO, Autodefinido y NO sujeto a debate. Haz que esta festividad sea tuya, exclusivamente tuya, ya sea que coincida con lo que otros piensan o esperan de ti o no.
Ten en cuenta lo siguiente: ¿Qué te importa de lo que otros piensen o sientan? ¿Qué te atreves a decir al respecto? En definitiva y en pocas palabras, todo se reduce a lo que dice tu corazón ahora en este día, en estos próximos días, en esta temporada. Bueno, ¿qué dice?
Saludos navideños para ti y los tuyos, -David Guerra
