We are between Christmas and New Year's Day celebrations. It is a good time for meditation, contemplation, just taking stock and being grateful for ___________. Too many states of being and possessions to name. I have been blessed with such abundance - much of which I've already mentioned from time to time, but I must put in writing my gratitude for my healthy body, my loving family and friends, and my mental and emotional connection to Spirit. Everywhere I look this morning I see God - in the trees standing on the other side of the Pond - and reflected in its surface, the water, grasses and fallen leaves, the sunshine and the sky, the windchimes, and even the screened porch. The ducks and geese are in hiding. With just a slight twist of my head, I see the labyrinth and the three newly planted willow trees, and the dam - all things I see each morning - but somehow today they seem like special gifts. The warm cottage is a blessing. (I spent yesterday afternoon installing plastic sheeting over the inside of four more windows - Jim and I did some when he was here recently. What a super invention! It adds to the comfort of the cottage and still I can open the drapes and the blinds and see outside clearly.) The sun is shining brightly and the temperature will go up to 55 before the day is over. How could anyone ask for a more perfect winter day! I must say I'd enjoy seeing enough snow to cover the ground, but I certainly don't want what the Midwest is getting!
Over the next days of this interim between 2009 and 2010 I will dwell upon my life as it has been and look for some changes I'd like to make. I will especially concentrate on developing a plan for adding a deeper sense of lovingkindness. The Dalai Lama has said, "My religion is kindness." That is what I will be pondering.
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