Today is the first of a new month. Are firsts always partnered with new? Maybe, or maybe not. I tend to say yes: firsts in my mind are indeed sisters to new.
What is the last first you have thought about or experienced? Are there some firsts you would like to experience but haven’t yet? Does the thought of a first frighten you?
I am grateful for firsts. For today, I am embracing this, the first of October, a month historically marked with many hard memories but also a favorite of mine because of the season of fall.
(There is proof right there of my procrastination, lol, for today is the first of November <3)
For years I have intentionally set aside Mondays. This is the day I consider to be the first day of the week. I posture myself and use “this first” to set the tone of the week, my week, our week. Over time, Mondays have been set apart in many different ways. Some years it involved my sitting in complete darkness and stillness for a determined amount of time before the routine start of my day. Others have included fasting from something, all while other Mondays have me being intentional in doing something. Currently my Mondays do not have a specific intention partnered with them but I receive a gift every Monday because of the innate awareness of it just being a Monday. Over all, the practice of setting Mondays apart has been a rich and intimate gift ushering me further along in my life journey and my journey with Jesus.
My set-apart Mondays were a necessity I didn’t know I needed. Over the years no matter the demand of life, work, kids etc., these Mondays have proven fruitful in keeping hope alive and often bringing an extra measure of grace for myself and my relationships. I see now, I was, and am ultimately honoring myself as a unique daughter of God, friend of Jesus, wife, mother, daughter, sister and the list goes on…so that I may be Him, to them.
Are there any practices you have associated with firsts? Do firsts bring excitement or hesitation? How fun it’d be if you share your thoughts in the comments below so that we can all continue celebrating new firsts and remain grateful for the fruit of some “old firsts.”