Dear Friends,
It is that time of year once again. A new year filled with such hope and promise. Many people look at the new year as a time to start again. Much like a tabula rosa, we are given a blank slate. Pessimists look at this as yet again another chance for failure. Optimists and perfectionsists look at this as an opportunity to finally get it right. This year I am looking at this as an opportunity to live in the present and be grateful to have a present to live in. It is so easy to get discouraged with the lack of perfection in our world and in my life. Yet it is also so eaasy to be encouraged by the simplicity of Hank's smile, and that is where I will focus this year. Yes, I still have goals for the New Year. Yes, I will still try to do more than last year, but I am also stopping in my precious moments to give thanks and to see all that is right in my world. Living on the road for the past 20 days and being essentially homeless has made me grateful for simple things like my bed, my dog and my family. I am grateful for learning the lesson that I am not an island and I really love and want to be around my friends, and that just may mean moving home and dealing with New England winters. I am also grateful for the blessing of the time I get to spend with my beautiful family. I am learning to appreciate health so much more now that my niece has struggled with her health. And I am most grateful for my youth. Living in the retirement community is teaching me to truly grab the bull by the horns and experience all I can. With that, I wish each one of you peace, love, happiness and most importantly health.
Happy New Year. Until next time.
Brenda and Hank
It is that time of year once again. A new year filled with such hope and promise. Many people look at the new year as a time to start again. Much like a tabula rosa, we are given a blank slate. Pessimists look at this as yet again another chance for failure. Optimists and perfectionsists look at this as an opportunity to finally get it right. This year I am looking at this as an opportunity to live in the present and be grateful to have a present to live in. It is so easy to get discouraged with the lack of perfection in our world and in my life. Yet it is also so eaasy to be encouraged by the simplicity of Hank's smile, and that is where I will focus this year. Yes, I still have goals for the New Year. Yes, I will still try to do more than last year, but I am also stopping in my precious moments to give thanks and to see all that is right in my world. Living on the road for the past 20 days and being essentially homeless has made me grateful for simple things like my bed, my dog and my family. I am grateful for learning the lesson that I am not an island and I really love and want to be around my friends, and that just may mean moving home and dealing with New England winters. I am also grateful for the blessing of the time I get to spend with my beautiful family. I am learning to appreciate health so much more now that my niece has struggled with her health. And I am most grateful for my youth. Living in the retirement community is teaching me to truly grab the bull by the horns and experience all I can. With that, I wish each one of you peace, love, happiness and most importantly health.
Happy New Year. Until next time.
Brenda and Hank
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posted by Brenda at 5:10 PM
1 Comments:
Nice reflections. A good reminder for me to always keep things, like health, in its proper perspective. So easy to take things for granted.
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