Thursday, January 1, 2026 Reflection

"I am making everything new, write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

Revelation 21:5

As 2026 begins, I am choosing:

I am choosing love over loss.

I am choosing light over darkness.

I am choosing hope over despair.

I am choosing faith over fear.

I am choosing miracles over coincidence.

Sounds like a tall order, doesn’t it?

Think for a moment about this scenario. I was married to Jim, the love of my life, but did I wring my hands everyday thinking that someday one of us would be left behind? Although we prepared for the when, we didn’t focus on the inevitable. We lived, laughed, and loved. If I had wasted our time together worrying, the fear would have enveloped me and blinded me to what was right in front of me. I would have missed the moment. Are you missing your moment?

Because we love, we also grieve. However, now I am choosing to heal from my loss. Thich Nhat Hanh wrote that, “sometimes we think that our loss is so great that we will never be happy again.” He is right because there was a time I was waiting to be pulled to where Jim was because living was too hard to do without him. However, the Buddhist monk also said, “mindfulness can heal us and transform our grief and sorrow.”

Mindfulness is about living in the moment. Feel the ground beneath your feet when walking, look into the eyes of others, and be aware of your breath…it’s all really quite simple, but it takes discipline to create that space of calm.

I am choosing to deprive death of its power. Love is stronger, and that is what I choose: Love over loss!

StoryLight Transforming Pain Into Purpose Sharon M Wible

Thursday, January 1, 2026 Reflection

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