Why do we expect life to be easy? No one ever comes right out and says that’s what they expect, but you can tell they do by the way they react when things get difficult. I wish I could be smug and say I’m different, but I’m not.
My husband dubbed last year “The Year of Freedom.” No responsibility, no obligations, no trouble. January kicked off “The Year of Perseverance.” I could have called it “The Year of Insurmountable Odds,” but I decided to put a positive spin on it. What really gets me about the whole thing is that I’m bitter about it. Obviously, I expect nothing but smooth sailing for my life. Why? I’ve never been promised a life of leisure. I’ve had moments that were trouble-free, but they never lasted long.
Despite my frustration at encountering a few bumps in the road, I’m kind of looking forward to the challenge. The struggle to survive can be an adventure, right? And I love adventure. Donald Miller had some amazing advice about New Year’s resolutions and adventure in two blog posts (here and here) from last week. Here’s my edited version: In your search for adventure, create memorable scenes for your life, and don’t be afraid to get wet, cold, dirty, hot or embarrassed in the process. Roughly translated: You can’t get to that mountain top celebration — you know, the one where you’re standing on top of a giant boulder with the world stretched out below you and the wind blowing your hair back is making you look like a model — without banging a few knees and scraping a few elbows along the way. During this year of perseverance, I’m determined not to turn back when I lose a little blood on the climb. I also promise not to whine too much about the bruises.
Welcome to my new blog. I really have no idea what I’m doing here, other than sharing my random thoughts with whomever is bored enough to read them. I’m been trying to come up with the perfect strategy for this site for the last six weeks. Since I haven’t come up with one yet, I just decided to dive in and see where it takes me (or us, for those of you who are still reading). It will be an adventure.
