Although I love autumn, September is not one of my favorite months. Simply because it resembles January. And January, well that's another story. Sadly a bouquet of new sharpened pencils or a new journal does not beg me to start sketching or writing. While a new page can be inspiring, I see it as a blank unknown, with decisions to make. Maybe this says more about me than I realize. I don't welcome change easily. Sometimes, while everyone seems excited about starting fresh, I've felt badly for not feeling the same, longing for what's known and comfortable.
In thinking about this recently, I realized that I am more of a finisher. The problem is, as much as I like the feeling of finishing a task, to finish something you have to start. This week I went online to do a photo book, but I almost gave up at the outset. The layouts and colors just were not working for me. However, once I got past the starting point, once I established where I was going, I had fun! The further along I got, the better it went. Finishing was so much more fun than starting.
And so it goes - the reward of finishing does not come without a start, sometimes a rocky one, but there has to be one. Life is full of beginnings, changes and new ideas to implement. May I choose wisely and joyfully, knowing that the finish line will be worth it.
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12
6 comments:
I can really relate your this, Anneliese. That start can be ominous but the finish is so good! Always leaning on the one who gives us strength. Blessings.
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Great post, Anneliese!
Well said, Anneliese. I'm a great starter and have to work at finishing things. And I do want to finish well.
Good food for thought! I don't like change...but I do like September and getting back to the routine.
I think I know how you feel. September (and October) for me is always such a busy time and I long to look back to the less hurried days of summer! I fear that I am a poor finisher, however. I love to start new projects but don't always see them through. I wonder what it says about me - always thinking about the next project before finishing the one I'm working at? Sending positive thoughts and prayers to you as you head into the next season. Hugs ...
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