So, it’s New Year’s Eve. Another year over, another begins. Really there is nothing different about this night than any other night. The calendar is arbitrary, and all that. But for whatever reason, we feel the need to mark the passage of time and reflect on the significant events of our lives. I am no different.
Just as 2009 was a year of major changes politically for the United States, it was also a year of major changes for me personally.
From a blogging perspective, 2009 was bittersweet. I said goodbye to my baby, She’s Right. She would have been 4 in February. She’s Right was my entrance into the world of blogs and blogging and my life will never be the same. The blogs I write and read are such a part of my life that I cannot imagine being without them. It’s always sad to say good bye, but getting away from the world of partisan political blogging was not a mistake.
Every door that closes leads to the opening of another and with the ending of She’s Right, this blog was born. This blog is one of the things that I am really looking forward to in 2010. It signifies a new beginning in my life and I am excited to see where it leads.
My other blog, All Things Hold Together, underwent some transformations this year, too. What I had previously dubbed a blog about cooking, crafting, faith, and family, is now just another craft blog. It’s no longer my personal blog, as I often called it. Now I just need to make more time to update it.
My biggest change this year, obviously, was my leaving Christianity. It’s that change that makes 2010 so exciting. I have no idea what my life will be like this time next year. For the past several years, my life has been exactly the same year after year, with New Year’s Day signifying only my renewed commitment to strengthening my relationship with Jesus Christ.
This year, there is no such commitment renewal. There is no Jesus Christ. There is only this world and this life. I will spend this year trying to figure out how to best live this life, without fear or anticipation for what comes after death, without trying to serve or please some non-existent deity, without being afraid of my own thoughts and feelings.
This year, I resolve to enjoy every moment of my new-found freedom. I vow to make myself a better person and the world a better place, not out of fear or a need to impress god or bring people to him, but because this is the only life I have and I want to make it count.
Welcome, 2010!
