It’s already eleven in the morning where I am, and yet I can’t help but feel that the day is only just beginning, after all, the year has only just begun. How do you start a day, especially if it’s the very first day of the year? Simple I guess, you start it the way you should start each and every day that is given you, you start it with HOPE.
HOW DO YOU START A NEW YEAR?
You start not with a heart full of burden,
but with a heart that is empty and waiting to be filled;
you start not with eyes soaked in tears,
but with a vision clear and sure for the year;
you start not with doubts nor anxieties,
but with trust upon God and upon your God-given seeds;
you start not with demands,
but with a grateful heart for all that you have been given through the years;
you start not with anger,
but with a forgiving peaceful heart;
you start not with jealousy,
but with a spirit that rejoices with your friends;
you start not with defeat,
but with a victorious voice;
you start not with chaos,
but with a prayerful song;
you start not with evil,
but with good, and an enlightened heart;
you start with all that God has given you,
and with the hope of all that is to come,
knowing that whatever happens,
you are a child of God,
special,
beloved,
and destined for something
even more wonderful
than the stars!
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It’s almost midnight-2010. Yet I am a broken-hearted, wounded mother whose two beloved sons, Marco and Matteo, are, at this moment, across the Atlantic ocean. Held emotionally captive by their father, I am a domestic violence surivor who has had her children taken away from her. I was a loving, most dedicated, caring, nuturing Mom. The father has alienated my sons from me since we divorced in 2005. I have fought the legal system in Europe-to no avail.
I am prevented contact and all access to my sons.by the father. I cannot visit them,speak to ,or have ANY type of contact. The father, manipulative and threatening, has essentially used my sons as weapons to exact revenge upon me.
I have been battling depression since late 2005. I fear that I will never reunite with them.
I have asked God for his blessed intercession to please reunite me with my sons so that I may complete my mission as a mother.
But I often feel hopeless, helpless and despondent.
I’ve read some of your prayers and they soothe my soul. However, soon after, the pain and emptiness in my heart returns.
My sons are alive, aged 12 and 14, yet I mourn their loss as if they were not. Their absence grieves me.
I am unconsolable.
How can I gather the strength to endure my suffering? I suffer for my sons. Do they still love me?
Has my ex’s evil triumphed? Has he succeded in poisioning their hearts? Can someone please help me?
I am scared and very very sad.
tHANK YOU, Claudia Maria
@Claudia - I know that you will get through this. It may be difficult, but you will come out of it stronger than you have ever been. When the clock strikes 12, know that it isn’t the end, but it is the BEGINNING. Like a newborn child who starts out with nothing, who is helpless and without any knowledge of the world in which he is born, so can we start out anew. Life goes on,it leads us somewhere, even if we start out naked and full of uncertainties. Grace and healing be with you! BE BLESSED!
Hi Joyce - thank you for this wonderful poem for the start of 2010 - albeit we should be feeling that way every morning and every day - full of hope - as we are all special, beloved and destined for something wonderful.
Enjoy success and happiness in 2010
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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Happy New Year to you and it looks like you’re going to have a good one according to this post!
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Hello sweet Joyce,
I started the New Year with just one simple yet powerful formula:
Pure Love Energy to whatever happen and whoever I encounter…
It’s my 9th day of 2010 today and actually words are not enough to describe the magic performing in my life…
You are part of the magic too..
Thank you beautiful being…
Pure Love Energy
Danielle Gardenne´s last blog ..Born to Love
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