To Everything, turn, turn, turn…
It’s now 2011. Happy New Year!
You know the Byrds’s song from the 60′s.
“To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven”
It’s originally from the book of Ecclesiastes. I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately as the turning of a year always seems like a time to do something new and to be yourself renewed. It seems like a time of optimism also and I suppose that every new year feels optimistic, though not so much these past few years. These are reasons why, I think that so many people make resolutions and most have a positive attitude when it comes to fulfilling them. Well, this year we didn’t so much make a resolution as a decision to take a step into this time of renewal and opportunity and live in it all year long.
D just got a steady “day job” bookkeeping at an online company. It affords him flexibility to audition while providing us with all the benefits of a regular 9 to 5. And in the midst of this, I have been feeling a pull toward the optimism, more so than usual. Like a feeling of anticipation of great things. I’ve even come to expect the good things and believe that though we have no evidence of these things happening, we know that they will. We’re expecting that we’ll have a new car, that D won’t have to work at this job because he’ll be hired as a writer/actor on one of the over 200 pilots shooting this year and that will subsequently the pilot will be picked up, loved by all and have a good run. That I will be able to join AFTRA, at first and be a stand in and then get into some projects and act. That this year, we will start our family. Also knowing, that even if all these things don’t happen, we’re going to have a fantastic year.
In preparation though, I have been feeling that moving from a fluid existence of relative comfort, we’re moving toward a time of discipline in schedule, diet and exercise. That we are called to cleanse, purify and detoxify our lives in a number of ways. All the while, pressing into God by praying and meditating on His word.So, that’s what we’re doing.
If you are in our lives and we tell you we’re going on a cleanse diet, it’s 1) not going to be the master cleanse. That left me in a sobbing heap last time I attempted it and 2) It’s a spiritual discipline as well as a physical health thing. We get to eat whole, raw foods while on this cleanse.
Don’t worry. I’m not going to stop baking or indulging I just won’t be doing it as often. Also, I don’t expect to loose my terrific sense of humor 
I feel like Daniel in the Bible, we’re called to eat more fruits and veggies and not indulge as much. I can’t speak for D, but most of my life has been one of laziness, comfort and self indulgence. Now is not the time for those things. There isn’t anything wrong with them in little bits, but you don’t get anywhere with those habits in your life. There are opportunities coming this year. Opportunities in relationships, in careers, in the Spirit and in living in general. I feel it in my bones. I want to have energy to devour every bit of it and be there to teach our children and our children’s children to devour life too.
Discipline isn’t usually associated with living a full, exciting life, but as I said at the beginning, everything in it’s time.
Some topics that I think we’ll be praying for, (please join):
Wisdom for our leaders that surpasses normal human understanding, coming from God
The courage to follow that wisdom regardless of party lines and affiliations. (Jesus wasn’t/isn’t republican or democrat, capitalist or socialist. He is Love. As long as we operate in His Love, then the right things will be done.)
Evil intentions and actions to be discovered and stopped/destroyed
The true Love of Jesus to be spread
The Grace of God to abound, not just for others but also for ourselves
The courage to be the change we wish to see in the world
Dreams to be realized
All these things, we pray not just in our lives, but in yours as well.
Amen
E
