Samaria woke up on New Years day not feeling like she was going to have a good day. She didn't want to start the new year feeling badly because it might be an omen of things to come. What if we treated every day as a new year? Today is just another morning on the calendar. In fact, for much of the business, today is just an ordinary day. The Chinese celebrate New Year in February. My Persian neighbors celebrate it in the spring. For me, New Year starts in September because I spent so many years in school and that's when school always started.

Of course we want to look into the future with optimism and the desire for improvement in our lives. Jack Nicholson may have said it best in his movie "As Good As It Gets." What if this is as good as it gets? Can we imagine this full life and ourselves as perfect or okay? Can we be happy with what we have? That we have a better life if we aren't, what are we willing to do to change it so?

"The Matrix" is my favorite movie. It illustrates the spiritual path beautifully. Neo, the main character, is told that he is "The One" early on. That concept filled him with expectation of what it meant to him to be "The One". He had to go through utter devastation and all his expectations had to be broken before he was able to see what being "The One" really meant. That's true for all of us. When we begin our spiritual path, or any other path we choose, we often have a period of darkness where it doesn't look like we will get what we want. We have to go through that period so that we can become clearer about what we are really asking for.

I was five when I knew that I wanted to become a doctor. I had limited knowledge and experience of doctors at that time. My experience of the medical field continued to develop until I experienced it firsthand as I grew, but I really had no concept of what it meant to be a doctor. We think about how things are in our minds, but we don't really know what that is until we have the full experience. I wanted to be a doctor so badly for me to get there that I was willing to have whatever experience it took.

Our understanding of love is also limited by our experience. Our parents love is confined by their pain and perceptions of what love is, and that might lead us to develop an idea that is distorted of it is. Who has the ability to teach about love? We move through our life experiences, and learn as we grow. Each time an opportunity is had by us to love, or give to someone else, we grow. We learn the most from our ability to love in the real face of adversity and from forgiving what has hurt us in the past.

All the spiritual teachings speak of living in the now. In order to let yourself be in the now, you have to stop hanging on to the past. And....you have to be willing to live your fullest life right here and right now. On a certain level we are all "The One" in that we each have special gifts and opportunities to offer. We each have to find our way through the maze of our existence to see who we are.

Happy New today, tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after that year. May each day of your life be an entire new year of healing and growth.

woke up on New Years day not feeling like she was going to have a very good day. She didn't wish to start the brand new year feeling badly because it might be an omen of what to come. Let's say we treated each and every day as a fresh year? Today is just a later date regarding the calendar. In reality, for most of the whole world, today is merely an ordinary day. The Chinese celebrate New Year in February. My Persian friends celebrate it within the spring. In my situation, New Year starts in September because I spent a lot of years at school and that is when school always started.

Needless to say we should look into the long run with optimism plus the desire for improvement inside our lives. Jack Nicholson may have said it best in his movie “As Good because It Gets.” What if this really is as good as it gets? Can we imagine this life and ourselves as perfect or okay? Can we be happy with everything we have? Whenever we are not, what exactly are we prepared to do in order to change it so that we now have an improved life?

"The Matrix" is my personal favorite movie. It illustrates the spiritual path beautifully. Neo, the primary character, is told that he is " The One" early on. That concept filled him with expectation of what it designed to him to be " The One". He previously to endure utter devastation and all sorts of his expectations must be broken before he had been able to see just what being " The One" really meant. That's true for people. Whenever we begin our spiritual path, or just about any other path we choose, we quite often have a time period of darkness where it generally does not look like we will get that which we want. We have to proceed through that period to ensure we could become clearer about what we have been really asking for. I happened to be five whenever I knew that I wanted to be a physician. I experienced limited knowledge and experience of doctors in those days. My connection with the medical field continued to develop when I grew, but I truly had no idea of what it meant to be a physician until I experienced it firsthand. We think of how things have been in our minds, but until we have the full experience, we do not really know what this is certainly. I wanted to be a physician so badly that I was willing to have whatever experience it took for me to obtain there.

Our knowledge of love is also limited by our experience. Our parents love is confined by their pain and perceptions of what love is, and that might lead us to produce a distorted notion of what it really is. Who may have the capacity to teach about love? We move through our life experiences, and learn once we grow. Each and every time we now have a chance to love, or give to another person, we grow. We learn probably the most from our ability to love when confronted with adversity and from forgiving what has hurt us in past times. Most of the spiritual teachings speak of surviving in the now. In order to let yourself be in the now, you must stop hanging to the past. And....you need to be willing to live your fullest life right here and at this time. On a particular level our company is all "The One" in that we each have carefully selected presents and opportunities to offer. We each have to find our way through the maze of y our existence to see who we are.

Happy New Year today, tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after that. May each day in your life be a whole new year of healing and growth.