Colin,
What a lovely blessing for us! Thank you.
A hug in thought,
Diane
> Dearest Friend,
> My wish for you this Christmas is that you find
> everything you
> want under the tree...and that you find these precious
> gifts as
> well.
>
>The gift of Optimism. Some people see hanger behind every opportunity and
>catastrophe behind every failure; others see excitement behind every risk
>and a chance to grow behind every disappointment. These people are
>successful in their work and in their personal lives, and it's their
>optimism that makes the difference.
>
>The gift of Enthusiasm...hard to define, hard to maintain, impossible to
>fake for long. Enthusiastic people are the ones who fire us up, energize
>us, help us see the positive side in any situation, and remind us that
>while temporary setbacks are not a big deal, even small triumphs are. They
>look on the bright side, as our grandmothers used to put it. They're
>positive, energetic, seldom self-absorbed and almost never gloomy... and
>the rest of us feel better just being around them.
>
>The gift of Laughter. A sense of humor is the single most effective
>weapon I know against self-pity, self-absorption and
>self-importance. People who can laugh easily and
>wholeheartedly...especially at themselves...are blessed indeed.
>
>The gift of Forgiveness. The resentment we harbor when we judge and
>criticize and hold grudges against other people corrodes our spirits, not
>theirs, ruins our health, not theirs, wrecks our peace of mind, not
>theirs. We must give ourselves the gift of forgiveness as well, because
>when we don't forgive ourselves for our mistakes, we allow guilt and
>self-loathing to poison our self-respect, self confidence and self-esteem.
>I wish for you that from this day forward you will be as forgiving and
>understanding of yourself as you are towards those around you.
>
>The gift of Perspective. Without this gift, most people simply cannot
>survive. Perspective is what helps us to set realistic priorities. It
>allows us to shrug off the small crises that we encounter at the rate of
>about a dozen a day and concentrate instead on what's really important.
>
>The gift of Wonder. I wish for you that you will never stifle the sense of
>wonder that you had as a small child, but instead will foster and nurture
>it. It's the childlike quality that allows us to be curious, creative,
>trusting and spontaneous.
>
>The gift of Self-acceptance. Let's stop wasting any of our precious time
>and energy second guessing and judging and criticizing the very person we
>should trust and support without question...ourselves. Let's start giving
>ourselves the benefit of the doubt, instead, start trusting our own
>motives and decisions and choices, needs and desires, goals and methods.
>
>The gift of Self-love. With this gift, you and I will finally know and
>believe that there's nothing inherently wrong with us.
>
>We aren't too smart or too dumb, too skinny or fat, too flighty or too
>responsible, too serious or too frivolous, too career minded or too
>domestic, too sexy or too frigid, too tall or too short, too dependent or
>too independent, too complacent or too ambitious...too anything. We're
>just right and while from time to time we may want to change some of the
>things we do, there isn't a single thing that we need to change about who
>we are.
>
>May your holiday season be filled with joy and hope, peace and love, sweet
>nostalgia and warm memories. And if you already have some of these gifts
>that I've wished for you this Christmas, just pass them along
>
>
>This was sent to me and I pass it on here. if only we all had these gifts.
>--
>bw
>colin
>
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