a spring cleaning type of day. a walk around the block. a clean up of old posts. a revamping day. a rearranging of furniture day. a reading, and rethinking day. a new day.

reminds me of how good it is to be alive. of how good it is to be able to take that next breath. i think we forget, how great it is to live and breathe and walk, and make friendships, to be able to read and think and enjoy the taste of caramel, milk, espresso, over ice.

so often i only find the things to complain about, things i wish were different and i don’t really look on my life with contentment.

this. reminds me. of myoneword, which has not yet debuted publicly, but has come up in several conversations with friends. my one word this time around is “fresh.” why? well, so often life to me appears stale, it’s the monotony, the same thing repeated, the non-excitement, the lack of new, on any level. and so, i’ve committed to view things anew, from a fresh point of view. i want to come at my daily, my job, my life, my friendships, my family, the way i worship, with a freshness, that can only be supplied from the Creator – who made all things new.

i’m excited to enter into 2009 through the lense of freshness. it seems appropriate and life-giving.

i’m off now, for a walk around the block, to breathe in the air, to experience life away from the computer.