Happy 2012 everyone! This year the team and I rung in the New Year going to the city center with 200,000 other people and watching some of the best fire works at midnight. It was kinda set up like time squareish with a concert and massive amounts of people crammed in one area but instead we were all waiting for lanterns to go into the air and fire works to go off, and we were hot, not cold.
I can’t really say I have any resolutions that I set for this year, for one I faced the reality that it’s impossible to loose any weight on the race, so that one’s out. But In the past year especially these past 6 months I have been reminded of the importance of choice. We all have the power and ability to choose. We can choose how we react, act, and express ourselves. I really had the mindset that if I wasn’t happy or if I didn’t feel good then I could always just do something else, be with other people or somehow change my circumstances. There are times though when we all have circumstances physically, or emotionally that we just don’t like and that are not easy, and we can’t always leave them, whether that be a place, or people, or an event ect. But what I can do when this happens is still choose joy, and still choose not to complain. In everything I can still choose what my attitude will be. What is true is that there is always reason to be joyful, especially for me lately there’s a lot for me to be grateful for. Also things always change. Whether I am doing something I love, with people I love, or doing something not so great with difficult people nothing last forever and change is bound to happen. Seasons change and I want to still make the best with everything given to me. I don’t want to waste time in anything or not appreciate the good things as much as I should.
Ok all this said and now I must confess that I tend to want to complain all the time. Its easy for me to compare. But in whatever I get or wherever I am I want to be content, because that is in the end so much more fulfilling and satisfying then complaining. So if I had any resolution for now it is to choose more joy in everything. Because seriously what I get to be apart of here in Thailand and in every other country gives me more then enough reasons to choose joy daily, but I still need to choose it.
This year has brought so many amazing opportunities and the gift of being able to partner with people to make it all possible. In the money given to the squad and for this trip lives were able to be impacted and changed directly only because people donated and supported. Our final support deadline is February 1st and this is when we will need to be completely funded. Amazingly I am $800 away from being fully funded to stay and finish, if you would be willing to pray and or donate you can on this blog. Thank you to all my supporters, for where I am now. Please be in prayer for other squad members to be fully funded as well.
Lots of Love. Elaina.
