2009 seemed to last 3 years to me. This new year is more than just a new year for me. It is a symbol of rebirth, or a continuation of a fresh start that I've already begun. This new year seems to be the first year of the rest of my life-- as if I haven't really been living up until now. In a lot of ways, I wasn't really living at all. I was battered and bruised, and down on myself. I really thought I was just fine, really. However, by comparison to what I am today, I was miserable. The last several years are all blurred together into one mess of melancholy misery, a longing for something unknown. How wonderful it is to have found that happiness that I so desperately longed for! And with that truth and happiness, I have new life.
So for the first time, I am celebrating a new year for what it is. I am not biding my time until my next temporary high, or just passing the time until I find true happiness. I am celebrating this new year because life goes right on past you, whether you find happiness and joy in it or not-- so why not choose to enjoy it?
And as we all know, the key to happiness is through Christ. Without him, true happiness cannot exist, for joy stems from truth.
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