He spoke with Biblical certainty.

“This is my year.”

It’s not uncommon to hear such bold declarations at the beginning of a new year. A brand new start, a clean slate, where anything feels possible and this guy was all in on that.

I hope this is his year.

In my life I’ve had those years that were definitely mine. Big years, significant years where outcomes vastly exceeded expectations leaving me feeling bullet proof and invincible. I’ve also had those years when I was a suck magnet where any optimism and enthusiasm I may have had at the start of the year was quickly beaten out of me.

I always hope each of my years will be good ones. But I’ve also learned to accept my responsibility in making a year a good one.

Experience and introspection tell me every year has been my year. Every year has been filled with opportunities to grow and to evolve and to become. In those big, significant years, I showed up for the opportunities I was presented with. I was intentional and deliberate. I wasn’t willing to simply proclaim “this is my year” and wait for it to somehow just happen. I was actively involved in creating it.

And in those years when I was passively waiting for a good year to simply show up on its own, it never did.

Sometimes, no matter how good the intentions and efforts, a year will unfold in unexpectedly difficult ways. Those years also provide opportunities to grow and to evolve and to become. Again, wisdom has taught me of the importance of showing up for all of the opportunities life presents me with, even the ones I may not want to experience.

Maybe the boldest declaration is deciding to show up fully for your life. 

Every year is your year. 

Every year is my year. 

What we choose to do with any new year is always up to us.

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