Three Simple Wishes For 2007

As the hol­i­days are fast approach­ing, I took some time this week to reflect on all the things for which I’m grate­ful this year. And there are many.

From mar­ry­ing my Soul Mate and deal­ing with breast can­cer, to tak­ing my busi­nesses to a new level and recon­nect­ing with peo­ple I’ve missed ter­ri­bly, 2006 was an amaz­ing and event-​​filled year.

I’ve grown a lot this year. And I’ve been blessed to have you, dear reader, to remind me of what’s truly impor­tant any time of the year. But above all, I’ve learned a lot this year, too.

I’ve learned to love again. I’ve learned the mean­ing of true friend­ship. I’ve learned to be strong. I’ve learned inde­scrib­able wis­dom. I’ve learned to be more com­pas­sion­ate. I’ve learned the power of for­give­ness. And I’ve learned what it truly means to be loved, in spite of all your wrin­kles and warts.

(Believe it or not, the last one was the biggest kicker for me.)

A new year is not a time to be merry. It should never be. It is a time to remind us of all the things that make us happy in the first place, and all the things in the pre­vi­ous year that taught us how to be happy — includ­ing the chal­leng­ing times.

As Wayne Dyer once said, while quot­ing another spir­i­tual leader, “There is no way to hap­pi­ness, hap­pi­ness is the way.” For some rea­son, this quote par­tic­u­larly res­onates with me at this time of the year, and more than any other time in my life.

In a pop­u­lar forum, I was asked what are my res­o­lu­tions for 2007. My answer is quite sim­ple. It’s not exer­cis­ing, diet­ing, quit­ing an unde­sir­able habit or achiev­ing some lofty goal. It’s merely com­prised of three sim­ple things:

Earn more. Work less. Enjoy better.

It is my sin­cere hope they are true for you, too, whether or not they are part of your own set of new year’s resolutions.

May your new year be blessed with peace and pros­per­ity, health and hap­pi­ness, love and laugh­ter, and more. May you have the best year ever, and may every sin­gle day in 2007 be a reminder of all the things that make you happy. Even the lit­tle things.

Thank you for being a part of my life.

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