January has always been my least favorite
month. It’s the “tease” month. It bares all the promise and excitement of a new
start but in reality its just January; long, cold and wet!
I’m not one for New Years resolutions. I
figured out years ago that beginning the year a failure was no way to survive
January. However, I stumbled across a bit of inspiration the other day. Now I’m
not one to post deep thought after deep thought. To be completely honest, I’m
not that pensive, but unlike most this one has struck a cord.
I found myself realising just how much
truth there is in this most simple advice. Let’s take January for example.
Leading up to the longest-month-of-the-year is all about “the go”; a massive
race through the year. It starts so steady with long weekends and little trips
away and picks up a little speed through the Summer with longer days and the
desire to out last the sun. The sprint to the finish is filled with holidays,
friends and family jamming that calendar right up to the first of the year!
January holds all the promise and hope of things to come; that promotion or
raise, the future love of your life, the next big move, the next big dream
materialized. So, by the 29th your either wondering one of two
things; ‘why hasn’t it happened yet?’ or ‘why is it still January?!’ (Ok. Ok. Maybe
more likely ‘is it payday yet?’)
But maybe, just maybe, January is that space between “no longer and not
yet.” January might just be that special moment when you can ‘just be.’
So, here it is. The dreaded New Years
resolution! This year I’m not going to rush. This year I’m going to learn to
honor the space between and know that my ‘not yet’ will find me in time.