Celebrate EACH New Day...

I had the opportunity to talk to one of my dearest friends via Yahoo IM yesterday and was able to tell her how much I love her.  She told me how she had seen a post on Facebook about how we celebrate the New Year each year, even though we're given new mercies every day.  People make resolutions every year that, statistically speaking, peter out around February 1st.  We determine that we're gonna get into shape, change our attitudes, stop smoking, get new jobs...all sorts of stuff; however, most of us fail to realize that each day that we're allowed to wake up is an new opportunity to resolve to do all the things that we put off until the first of the incoming new year.

Personally, I gave up New Year's resolutions a very long time ago because I didn't see the point of waiting until the new year to do something that could be done with the dawning of a new day.  Seemingly, the new year is seen as a new beginning because the world procrastinates and uses their excuses as crutches to continue the undesired behavior.  I love when people say that tomorrow isn't promised, not only because it's true, but because it really puts our lives into perspective when faced with our own mortality.

My friend says that if we treat each DAY with the same zeal and excitement as we do when the new year comes, then instead of resolutions unmet there would be more goals met, dreams realized, and potentials reached.  That is such a profound statement to me.  I guess it's because I have a vivid imagination, so I can see myself so excited about the new day and living that day to the fullest.  I would have more of my book written, my apartment cleaned, and my checkbook organized.   With each new day comes new goals and new things to do.  Imagine the possibilities if we approached each new day with zeal and excitement.  What would you be able to accomplish in 24 hours?

One of the things that I can't stand to hear people say is that there just aren't enough hours in the day, but what if each day was as if it were the New Year?  Dr. Wayne Dyer says that when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change.  I want to encourage you (and me) to see each new day as New Year's day and live up to your potential.  Live more, love more, and laugh til you cry.  It's healthier for you and you'll be a whole lot happier in the long run...PLUS you get to party EVERY day!  So Happy New DAY!  Celebrate!