First of all...

And now, on with the program.
My first assignment for the new year is to RELEASE all the baggage, hang-ups, issues, etc., that have been dogging me for the last year. I chose to ritualistically demonstrate this release with the use of FIRE. I filled index cards with all the things that have been keeping me awake at night, causing me stress, and generally making me miserable, and torched them.  No sense in starting a new year with a lot of old junk, right? It was cathartic.

Just one of many...

I know I'll have to ward off that all too human tendency to pick up those old bags again, but with my little ritual complete, I have a tangible focal point on which to place my faith and say, "I released that to God and I am free."

"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you."

1 Peter 5:7

 Holy Bible, New Living Translation ®, copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

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