Take out the trash

This scripture came up today- Philippians 3:13-14 - Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. It prompted me to do an exercise included in my end-of-the-year reflection. The question asked was the following. What can I leave behind in 2023? After answering the question, I did a practical activity to cement it. I called it, taking out the trash. I took out napping, wrote down everything I wished to leave behind, crumpled it up, tossed it into a trash can, took it out, and placed it into the dumpster. Hopefully, this act will begin the process of moving into the new year with positive momentum. Try it out for yourself. What do you want to leave behind?