The turn of a new year brings with it the chance to see with a little clarity from a distance all that has transpired and a look ahead to the hope of what can transpire. Although you don't hear the word transpiration very often, that is what New Year's Day and New Year's Week is all about, seeing what vapors might escape once they are breathed out. In one sense, what transpires on the first day and week of the month by a lot of people should transpire, that is, setting goals and planning to achieve them. Some activities do work best that way. In another sense, some activities should not have goals attached to them. Life requires spontaneity, passion, excitement, hope, and change. There is no goal for these. They just happen. Sometimes they take work or include work, but you can't plan for them necessarily or give quotas for them.
I do have some goals for this coming year, especially in my work. But, I also have high hopes that my life will be filled with spontaneity, passion, hope, and change. You can't plan for what is around the next corner. But life with purpose and passion anticipates that the next corner will be exciting even if it includes change, having horizons stretched, or inhaling new vapors breathed across my path. So, I will strive to achieve my goals while at the same time be excited about the transpiration of life around the next corner.
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