Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to Work we Go!

There is an appointed time for everything.  And there is a time for every event under heaven.  So draws an end to a good holiday of rest and reflection.  It is fascinating to listen to the comments of people when it comes to their return to work after a holiday.  Views and opinions are diverse.  Obviously I am very aware of the rich blessing of being able to go away and to get away from ones daily 'drag' and go to a different place - not everyone has such a luxury and this could also account for people returning to work with mixed feelings of whether they have rested enough or at all.  But notwithstanding, December is usually a time of slow down and at least for many, some time away, or off work to recharge the batteries and prepare for another year.  I hope that like me, you have managed to spend time in the company of family, friends and good people who were open to share their thoughts and ideas with you.  Perhaps it was a time to make a decision that you have been considering for a while and that something may have triggered the desire and determination to complete it, or begin the process of making it happen.  I am not a believer in new years resolutions, but I do like listening to others share what they hope to accomplish in the year ahead.  I feel that there are compelling reasons to set goals and lay dreams before you, but the start of a year need not be the only trigger for this.  At any given time, we can begin a process of committing to a new venture, or set a goal.  It may be small in the eyes of some, but no goal achieved is without merit, because most of the strain lies in the setting of the goal and the work that goes into finally achieving it.  A ballet dancer must hone her skills for many years with discipline, before she is ready to have the ability to take on a role such as that of Juliet or Giselle.  But it all begins with a desire to accomplish something and then the support of those that lie along the path to guide and teach.  As adults, we are all teachers in a way and each of us has a time or season, where we need to put aside our own desires and wants and set others up and lead them in a manner that is befitting of the call on our lives.  My prayer is thus, that each person entering into the working year tomorrow (some have already been at it for a week) will do so with all the passion and enthusiasm that they are able to muster and the ability they have been given.  Our country needs a strong start to the year and each person that begins his or her year with a positive attitude, will assist in making a difference to the bottom line at the end of 2015.  Be bold and courageous from day one and do not relent in the fight for goodness, faithfulness and positivity.  Support each other and let us as adults grow the nation's youth to a time and place when we can be a country that delivers and not one that stumbles forward and limps into another unsatisfactory season.