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Do You Stand Up to Your Self?
Isn’t it time to stand up and try again?
Or rather — Happy Belated New Year.
Almost one month ago, I walked — mentally — the year 2023 out the door and toasted the arrival of 2024 with a couple of shots of bourbon while watching the note drop at Nashville’s New Year’s Eve celebration on television.
That night, I was gifted 366 days to accomplish new goals and do new things.
You see, it’s not important how many times you have tried something but not succeeded. What is important is how many times you stand back up on your own two feet and start another time.
How long can a “yesterday” be?
My “yesterday” has lasted more than 6 years. Yes, I am being serious.
In 2014, as I approached my last day of teaching before I retired, I was asked by many fellow teachers just what I would do with my time. I had several things in mind, but what I was excited about was that I would have every day to write.
As New Year’s Eve — midnight — ticked closer and closer, I found myself reflecting on 2023 as well as the last 10…
