4 Days in...2015

It is a new year.  New hopes, dreams, resolutions, goals...all new.  Some of these are just updated or revised hopes, dreams...etc.  Still, it is a new year so we can reboot our possibilities.  It is a blank canvas.  A fresh start.  We anticipate it and build up our lives to then start over...again and again.  I mean some may say that is a generalization about the New Year, but there is truth in it.  We, as human beings, are preoccupied with time and the New Year ritual is an example of that phenomenon.  I doubt our very own dogs and cats could care less when the ball drops...life is much more simple for 99% of the living beings on our planet.  But regardless of my line of pessimism, the new year is here.  I too am excited.

2014 brought closure to many things for me, as well as most importantly the birth of my daughter.  Therefore as doors closed, chapters ended, and life shifted so too did doors begin to open and life came into being.  2014 was a blessing for my family and I, and it will forever have a very special place in our hearts and minds.  But with all that said, what is next?  I mean, I have a new job, a new baby, and so much more responsibility but I feel there is more coming.  I feel like I am on the cusp of more than what I may even be able to imagine...I honestly understand that God has a plan for our lives and we will fulfill it if we just keep believing that our steps are ordered.

More than a plan has he for me
indeed, more than a chance happening will
my life be
I am destined for greater things than what
I see around me
greater things my
destiny

Although last year was good for my family, it was not so great for many others.  We saw more crime against black males, from both criminals and some who are paid to serve and protect, that a movement has started.  The BlackLivesMatter movement is built upon the foundation of civil disobedience, where peaceful protests are used to shut down the streets, office buildings etc, and within that time period.