Dear All –
Happy Lunar
New Year!
May you all be blessed with good fortune, good health,
happiness, increased wealth and the continued love of friends and family.
If you could choose how you would like to be blessed this
year, what would your answer be?
What would be the one thing or circumstance that you would most desire
to have or change?
There seem to be a lot of possibilities, right? Increased wealth, better health, maybe
a promotion at work? If unmarried,
how about finding your perfect match?
Or perhaps improving the relationship with your children or existing
spouse? Maybe getting good news from someone you care about who has dropped you a line after many years;
you remember, that character whom you didn’t care for at first but who had so
many endearing characteristics that you finally developed a real affection for
them? What about finding an exciting new way to channel your creativity? Or
finding joy in working with others?
Or . . .?
Which would you choose?
I think we have many wonderful blessings in our lives
already but too often, they are quite minor so we tend to overlook them. Or we get used to them so they don’t
seem special at all anymore so we take
them for granted. I know
because I am guilty of this type of behavior. How often have I taken walks in beautiful settings and not
noticed any of the scenery because I’ve been too wrapped up in some minor worry?
And how many of us have taken our wonderful spouses for
granted and not stopped to reflect on what joy and comfort they bring to our
lives? Can you imagine your life
without that important person in it?
So to answer my own question, the way in which I would like
to be blessed this year is to have an increased ability to recognize and
acknowledge the good around me; the things that I am already surrounded by
which bring me joy if I but open my eyes and accept them.
Blessings to you all!
Kevin
Reminder: If you are unsure about the meaning of the
idioms used in this message, please refer to "Idioms, Figures of Speech,
and Proverbs" posted in August. An alternative is to look at http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com
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