Lynette Scavo: Hey! Mary-Alice, are you okay?
Mary Alice Young: Yes, thank you. I'm fine.
Lynette: No, you're not. I can tell. Please, tell me what's wrong. Let me save you.
Mary Alice: You can't.
Lynette: Why not?
Mary Alice: Sweety, we can't prevent what we can't predict!
Lynette: Isn't there anything I could do?
Mary Alice: Yes. You can enjoy this beautiful day. We get so few of them.
- Desperate Housewives (season 3 episode 07)
Looking Back
This is the last day of 2009.
364 days have passed since we ushered in the new year on January 01, 2009. It's now time to look back, take stock and get ready for 2010.
2009 Highlights... or Otherwise
It is true that 2009 had many highlights in our individual and collective lives. In all honesty however, we must have done several things in the year that we are not very proud of. Additionally, several other things never went our way. Even the best laid plans sometimes fail.
Some of our 2010 resolutions may actually be inspired by, and predicated on guilt, regret, missed opportunities and worry.
Inspiring Music
Previously on The Walkabout, we have dealt with these on our inspiring music sections:
If I could tell the world just one thing
It would be that we’re all OK
And not to worry ’cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these
- Jewel (Hands)
Too many shadows in my room
Too many hours in this midnight
Too many corners in my mind
So much to do to set my heart right
... I’m in repair
I’m not together but I’m getting there
- John Mayer (In Repair)
From the Prince of Peace album, Carolyn Arends talks of someone who regrets that he did not "seize the day".
Well I know a man who's been doin' some thinkin'
He's as bitter and cold as the whisky he's drinkin'
He's talkin' bout fear 'bout chances not traken
If you listen to him you can hear his heart breakin'
He says "One day youra boy The next day you're dead
I wish way back when someone had said...
- Carolyn Arends (Seize the Day)
The Way Ahead
The best way to look at the year that ends today is as an opportunity to learn and grow. And even if you missed the mark here and there, use the same as a stepping stone on your way to better days.
It is worth noting that things don't usually go wrong. Things usually start wrong.
Starting on the right track is a key way of ensuring things work out well in 2010. The first day of the year presents a perfect opportunity to get it right from the start.
For what it's worth, do not be held back by regret and guilt. As Mary Alice Young told Lynette Scavo in Desperate Housewives (season 3 episode 07), you cannot prevent what you cannot predict.
God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny. Now is the time to seize the opportunities, effect the requisite changes, and make the most of every opportunity.
Let us all face the future with confidence in 2010. Read more about: change, desperate housewives, determination, Growth, Insight, Inspiring Music, Learning, life, music, opportunity, positivity, Progress, TV Series
