Again after I was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed freshman in faculty, I walked into my first lecture corridor the place I used to be seated with 499 different college students able to take a course on Greek Fable. There have been so many desirable characters that we examine that yr (of word particularly: Dionysus) however one which stands out particularly is Janus, the god of beginnings. Portrayed at all times with two faces, he seems to be behind whereas additionally going through the longer term, and his title is the place the phrase January comes from. 

I really like to consider him this time of yr, as I mirror again and transfer ahead. Final yr, now far behind within the rearview, was a yr of boundary setting, introducing Mila to a extra everlasting daycare answer, and determining how one can roll with the punches. Life saved occurring round us–Bryan was let go from his job, we picked up loads of debt, and the fact that journey was a really distant dream sucker punched me within the intestine. 

This yr, compared, is wanting much more hopeful. Bryan simply began a brand new job, slowly and certainly I’ve been chipping away at that mounting bank card debt, and I’ve a brand new and really thrilling work venture that has actually breathed life into my day after day. 

Final yr, I attempted my greatest to set boundaries in my life, one thing I’ve struggled with for ages. Has it improved? Not fully and nonetheless a piece in progress. As with parenting, generally in life we simply have to give attention to placing one foot in entrance of the opposite. Forgiveness. Which may need to be my phrase of the yr. 

Anyway, how is your January wanting thus far, associates? Any targets for the month and yr forward? Let me know within the feedback! 

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