Many businesses close at lunchtime on the 31st of December so that workers can go home and prepare for a night of revelling and fun. I am winding up by posting a few last invoices and ensuring my bookkeeping is up to date. I’ve also spent some time thinking of an appropriate business-related blessing and found this one:
I Am the New Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bible Illustrator
I am the new year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time.
I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months.
All that you sought and didn’t find is hidden in me, waiting for you to search it but with more determination.
All the good that you tried for and didn’t achieve is mine to grant when you have fewer conflicting desires.
All that you dreamed but didn’t dare to do, all that you hoped but did not will, all the faith that you claimed but did not have—these slumber lightly, waiting to be awakened by the touch of a strong purpose.
Whether you’re a writer or a VA or simply a word nerd, I hope that this motivates you to ensure that 2010 sees the fruition of your labours and aspirations.