Happy Friday, and Happy New Year, Friends!
I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day has arrived in my Sweet Home Alabama! π
This morning, on this New Years Eve morning, I want to briefly just pour out my heart. As you hopefully spend this day with family and friends, reflecting on the year that was and look forward with hopeful expectation to the year to come, I hope these words speak to your heart.
You matter and your life has great value, meaning, and purpose.
You, the person reading this right now, matter! You were created for a purpose! You are unique, a one-of-a-kind, 100% original. Please, Friend, accept who you are and relentlessly pursue all that you were created to become. Yes, you have scars…we all do! This simply proves that you have lived. Neither your successes nor your failures define you…they were simply moments in time. Please continue to wake up every day, determined to live that day to its fullest. And then make the same decision the next day, and then the next, and then the next… You matter, the things you do matter, and this world desperately needs what only you can give…the greatest version of you! π
Keep showing up.
There will be days in the coming year that things will go your way and there will be days that they don’t…keep showing up! Each new day is a new opportunity – a blank canvas! Regardless of what the previous day brought, please wake up every day, determine in your mind to live that day intentionally, and then strive to learn, grow, and become all that you are capable of becoming in that day! Don’t look to the next day, you don’t yet have the strength to live that day! Just simply live, intentionally, fully present in each moment, each day! π
The greatest work any of us will do is in our own homes.
We say it, it looks cute on signs, but do we really live it?! I really want to encourage each one of us to love, care for, and serve those in our own homes first. We are all broken, we all have faults, and none of us where we eventually want to be…that is the beauty of this journey we call life. If you are blessed to have a spouse/partner in your life, if you have the unspeakable honor & privilege of having someone call you “Mom” or “Dad”, please love, value, cherish, and adore them with everything you have within you. They are not a part of your life by accident and yes Sweet Friend, you are the perfect spouse/partner, and/or parent, for them…don’t question it! Please keep showing up and never stop loving them! There are sure to be good and bad days, keep showing up and keep loving! Please keep fighting FOR them and your relationship WITH them! Look for the greatness and goodness in them and call it out! Please don’t quit! The work you do within your own home will touch generations and will reverberate through eternity! π
What Will Your Influence Be…?
We all will choose, every day, the rest of our lives…please choose wisely, one day at a time! The things you read, watch, and listen to are influencing your heart, mind, and spirit; the things you say and do are influencing the people who interact – directly or indirectly – with you! My hope for all of us is that we will be intentional and that we will choose positive, encouraging, and life-giving! What we choose will impact the depth and breadth of the lives we live and, yes, the choices we make will impact eternity! You are a pretty big deal and the life you live matters, greatly! π
And of course, I want to close with a few quotes… π
“You will not always
be motivated, so you must learn to be disciplined.” – Unknown
“What will the new
year bring us? 365 opportunities.” – Unknown
“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” – Mother Teresa
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, Happy New Year, and please stay well! π
Kev