Living on the Edge Blog

This time of year many of us are working on our New Year’s resolutions and it’s sad to report that according to the resolution authorities, most of us are going to fail. One of my resolutions this year which I’m determined to master is performing random acts of kindness as mentioned in New Year’s resolutions for a New Age of Enlightenment.

My wish for you this holiday is that your dreams and desires are fulfilled, and peace, love and joy are the cornerstone of your life.

My gift for you is sharing some of my lessons this year:

One of the traditions in my home at Thanksgiving dinner, rather than saying “grace,” each person shares things they are grateful for. As I think about my gratitude list this year I noticed a shift. Certainly “family and friends” always seem to get top billing at my household, but there were a few surprises on my list and I wanted to share them.

As Thanksgiving approaches, we often get caught up in the demands the holiday brings, and the true meaning of Thanksgiving is frequently missed. Aside from the Pilgrim story and how Thanksgiving became a holiday, there is something deeper we can take away from this holiday, and that is the practice of gratitude.

Someone once told me that our circumstances or challenges don’t happen to us, they happen for us.  In other words, circumstances occur for us to draw from and learn. Last week, as I held a dying stranger’s hand I asked myself, ‘What was I to learn from this horrific scene?’