And it all begins again ...

Happy New Year to all. 

Over the last few days I had a lot of opportunity to reflect about what that phrase can mean. Happiness is a big part of our lives. Furthermore a big part of the happiness that we experience from day to day comes from recognizing all the large and small moments we have to be happy. No matter where we find ourselves and what we are doing, happiness is in the choosing.

Sometimes the difference between being happy or not stems from our ability to allow ourselves to be happy. One of my favorite pieces of sung music is a poem interpreted by Kurt Elling (as things stand today he is my favorite singer www.kurtelling.com ) called “The Waking”. In it there is a line that says, “The shaking keeps me steady.” I remember spending a great deal of time pondering the meaning of those words. Irony? No, truth. Just as the Buddhists say all suffering is evolution, there is truth that all challenges bring with them occasion for growth and expansion. None of us have perfect lives. It is the lemonade we make with life’s lemons that allow us to choose to be happy no matter where we are and what is happening around us.

So then let me rephrase my wish to you. May you find happiness every day of this new year.

Bianca

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