The Gift of Growth
A few weeks ago, a good friend and I spent the day in Tijuana, Mexico visiting families and friends we know there. We have been involved in supporting a community in Tijuana for a few years now, and from time to time we get to go and visit. They are beautiful people.
One thing that never ceases to amaze and sadden me is their inability to consider the hope of a good future. Most of the families we support down there are just trying to make it through the day. It is a very sad reality. A reality that is more pervasive in this world than most of us care to acknowledge.
When I leave that place, I go through a whole host of emotions, one of which is gratitude. Another is responsibility.
It is quite likely that, if you are reading this blog, you are blessed in so many ways. More than you can count. One way that we are blessed is that we have both the freedom and possibility to dream and plan for a future.
We can look ahead into the coming year and make plans, create goals, and believe that there is indeed prosperity and peace in store for us. Having a vision for where we want to go is a luxury that so many in this world don’t even know they could have. As you make your plans for next year, do not take this for granted.
Do you have a personal development plan? Do you have a health plan? Do you have a reading plan? Do you have a plan to grow spiritually?
I am acutely aware that many plans do not come to fruition, and I certainly do not believe that just because you write things down they magically come true. But as a coach I have observed that those who take the planning process seriously get much further than those who don’t. Do not buy the lie that you are too busy or too distracted to make a plan.
The gift of our freedom is amazing. Let us not squander it by relegating ourselves to an unplanned life. This is the time of the year to make those plans.
For all of my clients out there: I look forward to seeing yours and to helping you grow where you want to go in the coming year.
With much peace,
Coach Steve
Tags: Blessings, Dreams, Hope, New Year, Planning, Reality and Hope, Vision
