Wait! This is the last post for 2023! How did that happen?
One second at a time – 86,400 of them each day.
Or maybe it’s easier to wrap our brains around 1440 – that’s the number of minutes in each day.
I have a yellow sticky note on the wall of my office with that number on it – 1440.
Whether we burn those minutes up scrolling through social media for hours, applying every brain cell to help launch a rocket into space, or finding a cure for cancer – we must all account for those 1440 minutes.
Are we any better for having lived those minutes? Is anyone else better?
As we wrap up this holiday season which celebrates love, life, light, hope, peace, and home – my wish for us all is threefold:
- –That we may be evermore mindful of having a grateful heart. May our blessings jar be filled to the brim by the end of the year. As we review each blessing we have noted, and as we pause to reflect and relive that positive experience, may we remember countless more. I am reminded that those who practice gratitude experience a more positive life. Sure, there are forces of good and bad all around us, but we need to be more open to seeing and being that force of good.
2. –That we may continue learning and changing. I’m talking about learning and not information gathering. Learning implies a resulting change of behavior. If my actions remain unchanged, I am simply aware of trivia. May we be vigilant in examining various viewpoints with open minds and hold ideas and people up to the Four-Way Test used by the Rotary:
a. — Is it the TRUTH?
b. — Is it FAIR to all concerned?
c. — Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
d. — Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
3. –That we may continue to seek balance in every aspect of our lives. Balance produces harmony, and the vibrations of harmony will reverberate throughout our lives and move into the world around us.
Our future posts will include an exploration of alkaline water; a podcast resource for family caregivers; more made-from-scratch recipes, and lots more.
Blessings to one and all for a safe and healthy New Year.
In health –
Deidre and Sheree