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THE POWER OF TODAY…
Hey every body, Welcome to Friday, and welcome to the last Being a better man episode of 2016.
Yes, today is the last episode of 2016. I personally am happy to welcome in the new year. 2016 was ok, but I’m always excited about what lays ahead…the future.
In January of 2016, almost a year ago, I started this podcast…146 episodes ago. There was a lot of crazy stuff that happened in the world this past year, stuff that I never expected. I am sure that 2017 will have its share of crazy stuff as well.
Thats kind of how life goes…there is always something dramatic happening. Peoples individual lives go through changes, relationships end and new relationships begin. People die, and new ones are born. Life keeps marching along regardless of what anyone does, it is an unstoppable force.
For some reason we humans try to make sense of it all by putting time in boxes. We separate the years, months weeks, and even the hours of the day. We give everything a name or a number. Then, once we have time all separated, we assign our own thoughts and feelings to it.
Some people will look at the end of 2016 as a great thing, they will see 2017 as a chance for something great to happen, like a painter standing before a blank canvass. The new year gives them hope that things will be better.
Other people look at the coming year with dread and fear. The uncertainty of an entirely unknown year coming, makes them nervous.
I’m not saying there is anything wrong with how people perceive time, it’s what helps us understand the world we live in. Dates also give us great reference points for things that happened in the past like birthdays and anniversaries.
However, I do think it’s important to not let this system run you. The year 2017 is nothing more than a collection of individual days exactly like 2016 was. There is a reason I am always saying to be a better man today than you were yesterday…instead of be a better man this year than you were last year.
A day is a manageable chunk of time. 2017 has not happened yet…it is still an imaginary place...
