We have been blessed with the start of another year. May it bring about all that you need to grow and be fulfilled.
Recently I came across a "Recipe for a Happy New Year" on our refrigerator. I want to share it with you. The author is unknown.
Sub title is "Fail-Proof Ingredients for a Glorious 2016."
Take 12 whole months.
Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate and jealousy.
Make then just as fresh and clean as possible.
Cut each month into 28, 30 or 31 different parts, but don't make up the whole batch at once.
Prepare One Day At A Time, with these ingredients:
Mix well into each day one part each of faith, patience, courage and work.
Also add to each day one part of hope, faithfulness, generosity and kindness.
Blend with one part prayer, one part meditation and one good deed.
Season the whole with a dash of good spirits, a sprinkle of fun, a pinch of play and a cup of good humor.
Pour all of this into a vessel of love.
Cook thoroughly over radiant joy, garnish with a smile and serve with quietness, unselfishness and cheerfulness.
You're bound to have a Happy New Year.
In the past I've talked about how we can bring harmony to ourselves, loved ones and all who we come into contact by following certain guidelines. In the East we have the Yama Niyama's. In the West, The 10 Commandments.
Some of you might think these are too "old school". But they have been tested and proven over thousands of years to bring peace and harmony. This month I will touch on another "old school" teaching that is also thousands of years old. It comes from the Toltec understanding.
Have a blessed New Year,
Michael
