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.
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
A war is one through a long, sustained, series of battles. It is winning all the battles that hastens winning a war. These battles, big or small, will always pale in comparison to the war. Nonetheless, the battles must be fought and won. There is no changing that fact.
Of course, there are different perceptions when it comes to battles, conflicts, and wars. However, there is no escaping the fact that battles, conflicts, and/or wars must be fought. There will always be some conflict. There will always be some level of discord. There is no escaping the YIN and the YANG. In order to have harmony there has to be dissonance. Without dissonance how will anyone know what harmony is? It is inevitable and no amount burying your head in the sand will deny that fact.
This fact is important to remember, that while we may not win them all, the next battle is just ahead. This is not a pessimistic way of thinking. This is a realistic way of living. Our days are full of challenges with good and bad outcomes. However, we cannot let the bad over take us and just as we should never be complacent when it comes to the good. For those that feel they are too good to fail, then let me be the first to burst your bubble, YOU will lose. You will lose more times than you will win. How do I know this? I know this because I know I have failed more than I have won.
Failing makes me appreciate the climb and the small victories. While I may never win the war, I know that I have more failures ahead of me. I also know that I have more victories, as well. But in the end, there is no coming back from the ultimate and final loss. So keep kidding yourself but when the end comes, no one will care how much you won and most certainly no one will care how much you lost. It is over and there is no winning from that loss. See, in the end we all lose.
That is why celebrating the small victories, NOW, is just as important as celebrating winning the war. Make that trip memorable by having an adventure along the way. Do not see the trip as a means to an end (the destination) but see it as part of the entire journey (there and back). The same applies with experiences, competitions, and the like. Win or Lose; Rejoice in the fact that you are alive to experience the experience. Remember, while it may be an inconvenience, a flat tire is the moment to change priorities, you pivot and make the best of an unpredicted/unprecedented situation. You turn that detour into another adventure.
Then the celebration that follows will be even better. Of course, the small victories are just an excuse to celebrate. Winning the battle is just an excuse to celebrate. Waking up and putting your feet on the ground is just an excuse to celebrate. Here is a little-known fact: small losses are an excuse to celebrate. Losing a battle, losing a war are also just excuses to celebrate.
