Day: December 4, 2024

New Year’s Eve invites us to pause and reflect on the closing year’s journey. Reflecting on this year’s journey, we set our intentions and guiding principles for 2025. As we sit in quiet contemplation, a flickering candle illuminates the truth that teaches that every day of the year is lived just one day at a time.

Every day is a precious moment to be lived fully, one breath at a time. There is no extra day because we only have today, and today will be shaped to become tomorrow. Looking back, we can see a year’s change in ourselves. We see the progress we have made on our journey. We also see the same things, which shows that we are still the same person. Yet this same person has been transforming; hopefully, we are better.

In the quiet of a flickering candle, its flame dances with truth: every day is a gift, every breath a reminder to live with presence and grace. Let’s acclaim this illuminating statement: “Tonight, I surrender again as I have lived just one day at a time. Tomorrow, I learn to surrender, make each day a “masterpiece,” and grow deeper, better, and more content.”

DR. Rony Kusnadi, Ph.D., LCPC
Notable Life Counseling Services LLC

The catastrophic thoughts start from focusing on pain and difficulties while neglecting other things in life. So, changing the perspective, changing the thought pattern, and altering routine activities is essential.

The simple action of doing something pleasant might inject a new feeling into our viewpoint. Engaging in an enjoyable activity can refresh our spirit. The mindfulness movement from a chaotic routine to a few moments of contemplation creates a liberating inner balance. In this fleeting moment of active contemplation, the noise of thoughts and emotions subsides, and the gentle melody of inner peace takes center stage. Then, automatically, the overwhelming problem produces a tranquil pause, allowing the inner orchestra to recalibrate and rebalance.

By doing so, we internally regain a sense of hope and realize our power to change responses to more nourishing ones, thereby taking control of our mental well-being.

DR. Rony Kusnadi, Ph.D., LCPC
Notable Life Counseling Services LLC