It’s been a week.  That’s right a full week since I last posted to this weblog.  One of my goals was to post every day in 2013.  I had missed the first of January and another day about a week later because too many things came up until it was late in the evening and actually got posted the next day.  So here I am with nothing to say except I failed in one of my goals.

You might wonder why I have listed such a thing on this blog.  First, I have posted this fact because it is true.  Part of me wishes it happened differently in the last week but it is what it is.  Second, I am writing this post because to apologize to my readers and to myself.  When a goals is listed and then shared there is a commitment begun.  Each day there is to be another several hundred word article concerning some aspect of inspiration in the midst of normal life.  You may have come to expect such insight delievered on a daily basis and unhappy that my word to you has been missing.  Third, I write this post in this way as an encouragement to myself to get back on the horse, so to speak, quickly.  I have heard from many of you that my writing and insights are of help to you and I enjoy helping others see beyond the normal view of their lives.  Fourth, I write this today since many of you have made resolutions or goals for change of some sort and have failed in some way.  My example of moving through failure is perhaps the best example of inspiration I could give this day.

I see inspiration in this part of my life by a sense of dissatisfaction.  The words inspiration and dissatisfaction do not usually appear in the same sentence.  However, they are related.  The sense of being in-spirited to move forward in some new manner brings in most cases a sense of dissatisfaction with that which is current. For me in this writing the current was failure to maintain an on-going goal.  I gained inspiration to move forward and write again. 

I write this in the present sense rather than past.  I believe to use the wording “getting back to writing” would convey the wrong message to my subconscious.  I desire for my being to see that I am moving forward not backwards.

The times in my life may not be what I always want to see.  There may be a sick child or a spouse traveling or too many goals to accomplish at one time or who knows whatever else.  As I re-enter the endeavor of writing and posting on a daily basis I am so pleased that I do not need to be perfect.  I only need to improve.  I only need to grow.

For those reading these words, I want you to consider that your goals or resolutions are not always going to be met perfectly.  The key to life is what you do when goals aren’t met.  The key to life is to stand up again and move forward

I look forward to writing again tomorrow.  May you receive blessing, insight, and inspiration from your reading of this post.