Stop what you're doing right now; I demand that you give yourself the props you deserve!
2019 is closing out. What better time to take inventory than now? Believe it or not, you've accomplished something great this year, and you deserve to acknowledge it. You are deserving, after all.
It's so easy to think we have nothing to show for our monotonous schedules. We work our nine-to-fives, take care of business, then come home tired with barely enough time or energy to ourselves. And when you're constantly working to stay afloat, resisting the lie that we don't add things of value to the world becomes harder than ever.
Here's what I know about you: you made it.
You may have crossed everything off your list of resolutions. You may have yet to even touch that list. Either way, guess what? You made it.
You are here. Still breathing, still surviving, still existing. And that is to be celebrated!
I know you might not always be in the celebrating mood. I myself have experienced so many ups and downs this year. I was either on top of the world or trampled beneath it. Often times I feel misplaced, like I don't quite know my place in the world. I know my gifts, and I know I'm called to use them, but I am unclear about what that is for sure. But, I am clear on one thing: I do indeed have a place in this world. That place is here, above ground, not 6 ft beneath it.
Every day above ground is honestly a miracle and a blessing. I don't care how cheesy that sounds—it's only cheesy because it's true. It's super easy to say and even easier to forget. More importantly, we often don't remember until it's too late.
My family had to bury my uncle this year. He lived his purpose in this world, and now he is gone. He, along with some friends and others I admire, left this world this year, whether they were ready or not. None of them knew when their last day would be. Though they are gone, and I am not, this is something we both have in common.
I guess that's where the miracle and blessing in life come together in all of this. In recalling this year, and every year, I can't forget that it is a miracle that I manage to keep waking up every morning in spite of my health status and life challenges. Equally (and maybe even because of this), I can't forget that it is a blessing to continue drawing breath in and of itself. Sticking around to experience this miracle-blessing of life is the accomplishment. Because life still sucks A LOT sometimes, and managing to fight to hold onto it is commendable.
So I have a bunch of W's and plenty of L's to account for this year, but above all, the fact that I am still here means I take the W for 2019, for this decade, for everything I fought through just to get here. And you, beloved reader, are taking the W with you as well. I declare it. You're still here, right? Then boom. You're a winner, baby.
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