Peace, love, contentment and happiness
I wish you all four of these life qualities this holiday season and the coming year, whether you celebrate Hanukkah, have a Merry Christmas or a kicking Kwanzaa!
I am fortunate to experience all four at this time - none of which I take for granted - and am now eager to get fired up to set 2007 ablaze!
Last night I had the most wonderful Christmas celebration I've enjoyed in many, many years.
The family with whom I spent it have both Jewish and Christian backgrounds, and I found myself smiling all night long.
The gathering was a genuine celebration and reflection of what the holiday is really all about to me: friends, family, music, *loads* of laughter, *sensational* food (prime rib and turkey with all the trimmings), sharing thoughtful gifts; warm, affectionate conversation, "show and tell," attentive pets to play with and pamper and a wild candy-eating kid to spoil!
I am overwhelmed with the notion that all the positive, personally rewarding experiences occuring to, for and with me over the past several weeks and continuing through the new year is laying a remarkable foundation for the best year ever coming up not just for me, but for everyone around me.
I've decided to share my good fortune by volunteering as a teacher/tutor at First Place - a school for homeless kids in Seattle. While I've not actually been homeless, my family moved 17 times by the time I was 17, so I know how it *feels.*
I conducted a successful program for at risk kids several years ago using my camera and coaching skills. Kids *love* to be on TV; they try and work harder when they know they'll be on camera - even if it's to give a report, solve a math problem or identify countries on a map.
First Place has a strong volunteer program, so it will be rewarding for me to become part of it, knowing we can make a difference in the lives of kids who otherwise might feel alienated or too "different" from other kids. I know that feeling well, and have come to be at peace understanding that where ever I am *is* my home.
Moving a little too much continued to be a lifestyle for me as a young adult, but I am now fortunate to have lived in the same personality-filled cottage in the woods of North Seattle for nearly 15 years.
May renewal, renovation, revival and rousing, romantic, remarkable realizations rock our worlds in 2007, Gentle Reader!
I am fortunate to experience all four at this time - none of which I take for granted - and am now eager to get fired up to set 2007 ablaze!
Last night I had the most wonderful Christmas celebration I've enjoyed in many, many years.
The family with whom I spent it have both Jewish and Christian backgrounds, and I found myself smiling all night long.
The gathering was a genuine celebration and reflection of what the holiday is really all about to me: friends, family, music, *loads* of laughter, *sensational* food (prime rib and turkey with all the trimmings), sharing thoughtful gifts; warm, affectionate conversation, "show and tell," attentive pets to play with and pamper and a wild candy-eating kid to spoil!
I am overwhelmed with the notion that all the positive, personally rewarding experiences occuring to, for and with me over the past several weeks and continuing through the new year is laying a remarkable foundation for the best year ever coming up not just for me, but for everyone around me.
I've decided to share my good fortune by volunteering as a teacher/tutor at First Place - a school for homeless kids in Seattle. While I've not actually been homeless, my family moved 17 times by the time I was 17, so I know how it *feels.*
I conducted a successful program for at risk kids several years ago using my camera and coaching skills. Kids *love* to be on TV; they try and work harder when they know they'll be on camera - even if it's to give a report, solve a math problem or identify countries on a map.
First Place has a strong volunteer program, so it will be rewarding for me to become part of it, knowing we can make a difference in the lives of kids who otherwise might feel alienated or too "different" from other kids. I know that feeling well, and have come to be at peace understanding that where ever I am *is* my home.
Moving a little too much continued to be a lifestyle for me as a young adult, but I am now fortunate to have lived in the same personality-filled cottage in the woods of North Seattle for nearly 15 years.
May renewal, renovation, revival and rousing, romantic, remarkable realizations rock our worlds in 2007, Gentle Reader!
posted by cp @ 5:39 AM
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