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		<title>A New Year, a New Beginning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 23:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norma L. Brumbaugh</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>A new year is here. Are we ready for it? I happily say goodbye to 2014. It held a fair amount of difficulty for myself and others. Yet, it grew me as a person and framed the future. We look to new beginnings in a new year&#8217;s start up. This is good. I have found [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/a-new-year-a-new-beginning/">A New Year, a New Beginning</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com">Norma L. Brumbaugh</a>.]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="760" height="760" src="https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-760x760.jpg" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-760x760.jpg 760w, https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-35x35.jpg 35w, https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-82x82.jpg 82w, https://www.nlbrumbaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-new-year-2015-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px" /><p><span style="color: #000000;">A new year is here. Are we ready for it?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">I happily say goodbye to 2014. It held a fair amount of difficulty for myself and others. Yet, it grew me as a person and framed the future.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">We look to new beginnings in a new year&#8217;s start up. This is good. I have found a way to help stimulate the process. I choose a goal-worthy word. The word is active, concentrated on personal growth. &#8220;Release&#8221; was the word I chose for 2014. It was a good word. I prayed over it and then began to make some changes in my life.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">This year I will choose &#8220;connect.&#8221; I have asked God to help me connect with others in significant ways. As a secondary word, I have chosen &#8220;declutter.&#8221; I need to declutter stuff and busyness in my home and life.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">I will be skillful in choosing where my effort is placed. I will do more to facilitate these in my life. God will help me.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Have a wonderful New Year, full of happiness, joy, contentment, and peace. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Blessings to all,</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Norma</span></p>
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