New Year Resolution or New Year Wishes

The name "January" comes from the Roman god Janus, the god with two faces, one looking to the past and the other looking to the future. This is indeed a time to look back at the year that has just ended and to look forward to the New Year ahead of us. How did I spend this one year of my life that has just passed? Did I use it to advance my goals and objectives in life? Did I use it to enhance the purpose of my existence? Could I have done better last year in the way I invested my time between the demands of work, family, friends and society, and the demands of my spiritual life? What things did I achieve last year and what did I fail to achieve? How can I consolidate the achievements of last year while reversing the failures and losses in this New Year? Through soul searching questions like these we find that a review of the past year naturally leads to setting goals and resolutions for the New Year. There are people who tell you that there is no point making New Year resolutions. Do not believe them. We must set goals and make resolutions as a necessary conclusion to our review of the past year. And we do need to review our lives from year to year because, as Socrates says, the unexamined life is not worth living. As we cross/pass over from 2013 int0 2014, many of us have made or are making New Year resolutions. Most of those, however, are not resolutions at all but only wishes. What is the difference between a resolution and a wish? A wish identifies a goal one wants to reach, a resolution specifies the steps one will take to reach it. A wish says this is where I want to be, a resolution says this is the road I will take, and this is what I will do to get there. The wishful person says "I want to pass my exams this year" and the resolved person says "I will devote an extra hour to my studies every day in order to pass my exams." The wishful person says "I will have more peace and love in my family this year" and the resolved person says "I will spend more time with my family at table instead of rushing off to the TV, so that we get to know and understand ourselves better." The wishful person says "I will live a life of union with God this year" and the resolved person says "I will set aside this time everyday to pray and hear God's word." The difference between wishing and resolving is: are we prepared to do what it takes to make our dreams come true, are we prepared to pay the price? Happy New Year

"My Mummy is the best Cook in the World."

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There is this TV commercial that runs on Ghanaian television. In this commercial, a little boy goes around telling anybody who would hear him, willing or unwilling, what he feels in this simple sentence, "My Mummy is the best Cook in the World.". He goes on even to tell a little Dog and also shouting on the top of his voice to nobody in particular that there is no other cook in the world as good as his mum is. Agree or disagree with him, his Mummy is the best cook in the world. After all, as a Latin adage translates, "in the matters of taste there is no dispute. The actions the little boy as portrayed in the commercial poses to us a question. Do we show appreciation to those who have played a role in our lives? We more often than not fail to show appreciation to people who have done us little favours especially to our parents because we feel it is their duty. "It is his duty as a father to provide for me" , it his her duty to give make sure I eat", etc are often our thought and words towards those whom we feel owe and an obligation to provide for us. A word of appreciation is not bad. At last the little boy reaches his mum and unlike he was doing, he only gave his mum a broad smile and said, Mummy!. that was enough the make the mother feel appreciated. One of my formators back in the Seminary used to say, "In the event of Love, words are lost." this is quite true. it is not his words that put the smile on the face of his mother but the deep love from the heart that shown on his face. we can do likewise. It was for me a wonderful opportunity when I was ordained two days to my mum birthday. Guess what I did.

Selasi's Meditations Revived.

Hello Loyal Readers, It's been almost two years since my last post on this blog yet many of you have been loyal at visiting this blog. I sincerely am sorry for the disappointment. I promise to turn a new leaf. This long period of my inactivity has rather been an eventful one for me. During this period I was ordained a Catholic Priest after 9 solid years of formation. I am grateful to God for the honour of calling me unworthy though I am to serve in His Vineyard. I count on the support of your prayers for a successful ministry. I will share with you some of my reflections on event and other issues that have caught my attention during the one year and counting that I have already spent labouring in the Lord"s field. Ouuch, my battery! i welcome your feedback on my posts. Have a wonderful reading.