What do I want
for my friends, family and myself for New Years? And is what I want even
possible or am I somewhere in fantasyland just wishing things were different?
To me there are so many good things I value in life but yet if I think about
them and had to categorize them in some kind of order of importance, where
would I draw the lines. First and foremost I need to go back to the prayer of
serenity and realize that much that is wrong out there, or at least what I
perceive as being wrong, is beyond my control but I need to pay attention to
the things that I can change.
I think happiness would be the thing I would aspire to be
the most. I guess when you think about it, it’s all-inclusive with things we
value in life. Faith, health, wealth, companionship all become a part of it.
But then as I dissect it farther I find that it’s not just my happiness that is
so important to me, but also the happiness of a large group of people that I
know and love. For their happiness is tied to mine. What makes them happy
refines and completes my happiness and vice versa. It’s like sugar in a recipe.
It’s good all by itself but put it into a desert full of fruits, nuts and
delicate creams and it’s the best it can be. That’s what life really is and
should be. A living recipe for happiness. Even though we don’t have all the
ingredients ourselves, others will chip in if we let them, to make the finished
product. My resolution #1 is to try and be happy.
I need to be more of a doer and less of an advisor. But
wait, I’m a writer and my forte is to inspire people to bigger and better
things with my writings. It’s one of my daily prayers. “Lord, help me find the
words to help people be inspired, like I am.” But in his infinite wisdom he is
saying to me “That’s all good and proper Mike but show them what you mean by
your example.” Even St. Francis prayed “Lord make me an instrument of your
peace.” He knew that to be a living example would be the way to go. Do as I do,
is always so much better then do as I say. It’s like the directions to
accomplish something great, all done up in a video orchestrated by you, instead
of a pamphlet that tells you a step by step process. My resolution # 2. Try to
change the things you can. Remember every trip starts with a single step.
I need to see
the world through the eyes of my friends and loved ones as well as through my
own. We are all so different; we all bring to the table something special.
Let’s go back to that happiness thing I talked about. Thing’s that make no sense
to me, may make perfect sense to someone else. I’m old but if I lived to be a
thousand I could never experience all the things that have make people happy or
sad. I only know what I have come in contact with. I need to expand my horizons
and be more understanding of those around me. My resolution #3. Be more
understanding.
I looked up the meaning of the word resolution. It means to
make a firm decision. Resolution #4. Be serious about what you have resolved to
do.
HAPPY
NEW YEARS ---MIKE
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