Bid adieu to 2009

Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones. Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special!  How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, beer or a lingerie! Who’d have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously??
Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts. Christmas is always a day of remembrance; a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.

Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting any hard feelings we have. We might call a forgotten friend, be more thoughtful and kind. , lift someone whose spirits are dragging even by a simple compliment. Say “I love you “more often  to  people we love, sometimes these 3 words are forgotton with our busy life.

As we bid adieu to 2009 soon and the clock strikes twelve on December 31st, people all over the world cheer and wish each other a very Happy New Year. It is difficult not to believe that the next year will be better than the old one! And this illusion is not wrong. Future is always better, no matter what happens. It will always give us what we need and what we want in secret. It will always bless us with right gifts and blessings. Thus in a deeper sense our belief in the New Year cannot deceive us…

As year 2009 wasn’t the best year for me so I’m really happy it’s soon over and  I hope that 2010 will be much better   …..

So do we need our attitude to change in order to make the coming year better?!

Well, maybe  we must stay in closer touch with our family and good friends .We should stop magnifying small problems .Speak kindly ,be more thoughtful and think before shooting from our lips words that can be hard to digest..

Maybe forgive an injustice done to us in 2009. Listen more. Apologize when you realize you are wrong. An apology never diminishes a person. It elevates him.

We shouldn’t abandon our old-fashioned principles. They never go out of style. When courage is needed, ask yourself, “If not me, who? If not now, when?”

However you decide to bring in the New Year, have a safe and happy one, and try to think about just one thing you’d like to change about yourself for the coming year. It seems like the older we get the harder it is to change even that one thing” ;-)… “I’m talking about myself now”!

May the Christmas season fill your home with joy ,your life with love ,health, hope and laughter .My warmest wishes for a Happy New Year …

This is a picture of my beautiful city Montreal

G!han