I’ve noticed a lot of “last day of the year” posts today, including one or two saying they felt bad reading all those other people’s accomplishments because they didn’t think they’d accomplished much this year. That made me think me of something I read somewhere: We are human beings, not human doings.
I forget this a lot. I love doing stuff. I love cramming so much into my schedule that the idea of “free time” becomes a foreign concept. But when I start to let the stuff I do define me, I run into problems. Like driving myself crazy (MUST DO ALL THE THINGS) or burning myself out (MUST SLEEP FOR A BILLION HOURS). And I lose sight of why I was doing anything in the first place
Inevitably though, God finds some way to remind me. Listening to a song. Staring out the window. Napping in my chair. Just being. We’re not defined by anything we do, but by something He did. He made us. And that’s enough.
So go ahead with the traditional New Year’s activities of reflecting on the past year and making resolutions for the one ahead, or however you choose to celebrate. But before you do, stop for a moment. And take time to just be. Just be you.
Look at where you are. Look at where you started. The fact that you’re alive is a miracle. Just stay alive, that would be enough.
A Shift In The Light 