Heroes Not Zombies

I love the beauty of new beginnings. In this case, it’s a glorious display of a seeding tree. Every one of those tiny seeds could be blown near and far, and is bursting with potential. Any of them could become a wonderful tree.

Does that excite you? Does it thrill you? Does it delight you?

It does all that for me.

I’m the same with babies and little children. I always had a reputation for being good with kids but it’s just because they delight and amaze me so.

When I was a GP I loved doing both antenatal and child development clinics. Those days were filled with delight and anticipation.

But I also loved the times when a patient who had been suffering a long time started to improve and began to spread their wings, moving from the phase of surviving to one of thriving.

People amazed me all the time. They still do. Every human being I’ve met is packed with potential and seeing just a bit of that start to emerge is always a thrill.

This is new beginnings time for me. We’ve just got the keys of our new house (I say new, but it’s about 140 years old!) and although moving and setting up in a new house is demanding, hard work and pretty stressful I’m at the stage of delighting in its potential.

It’s interesting that this is happening towards the end of this year, because it won’t be long till we all turn our minds towards a new year and I’m sure reflecting on its potential will create excitement and thrills.

I know that’s not all a new beginning holds but I find that what I imagine, what I give attention to, and energy to, is what’s most likely to take root, grow and flourish.