So 2010 wasn’t the worst year of my life, but was definitely in the top 3. I lost my father and my business of 20 years suffered major setbacks due to the economy. Some good things came out of this year though.
- · My baby Granddaughter, Faith, has been a full year in my life now and I have to say she has been the greatest source of this year’s joy for me.
- · I have been reminded to look for and appreciate the simple joys of every day rather than looking for the next big event or vacation or purchase for happiness. There is greater joy in these simple things.
- · I found the inner motivation to be more disciplined about my health and fitness. It is paying off and I am excited about the results.
- · My mind is still once again and I am restful within.
- · My relationships feel sweeter somehow now than they did a year ago. I think I am somehow sweeter too.
Gifts… these were the gifts from the same year that brought me tremendous stress, grief and feelings of failure.
The Tao Te Ching teaches us to “live our lives like water, flowing over and around rocks”. It has been my experience that success or failure in life depends upon our ability to adapt to whatever life puts in our path. I will remember 2010 as my year of major detour. While the scenery is different and it is a long way off my original path, I am somehow richer for having gone this way.
