Can the year really be over already? Time goes so fast. I always thought as you got older, it would go slower, but not the case!! After the holiday season, we always think of what we want our new year to be............. We always make New Years resolutions, that seem to be forgotten in a couple of months.

 For some this new year is a year of firsts. Perhaps it is the loss of a loved one. The year of the first birthday without them, or the first holiday without them, or the first vacation without them, or the first family gathering without them. This can be a year of struggles, and sadness. But as always, time has a way of healing and acceptance.

 For some this new year is a year of firsts for the new baby in our life. The baby’s first smile, the baby’s first Christmas, the baby’s first Easter, the baby’s first steps, the baby’s first tooth, the baby’s first words, the baby’s first everything. It is the year of many memories and wonderful times.

 For some it is the year of firsts of independence. It can be a divorce, it could be moving out on their own, it could be the year of graduating, it could the year of going off to college. It could be the year of being alone after all the children move out. It could be the year of all new experiences. For them it is the year of adapting to the new life they are coming into.

 For some it could be the year of a life of new resolutions we will try to keep. It could be the year of eating more healthy. It could the year of more exercise, the year of making more time for ourselves. It could the year of nurturing our selves. For some it is going to be the year of self improvement.

 For some it could be the year of making more time for family and friends. We all are so busy, that we forget the importance of family and friends. We think that they will always be there, and sadly at times find that time has gone on, and they are not. We keep telling our friends that we will get together, and find months, sometimes years go by and we do not. We should make this year the year to take the time for the important people in our life.

 Whatever your year of firsts may be, I hope it is a good year. In your year ahead, I hope you find time to pay the good in your life forward. In all we go through, no matter good or bad, there is always someone that needs some kindness to come their way.

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