New Year Wishes

Happy New Year Everyone!  I pray this year finds you in great spirits, healthy bodies, good friends and loving families.  This has been a very hard year for me, for a lot of people I think.  It seems as though everything that could go wrong, did go wrong.  But, I have nothing but hope for the new year.

Today, I got a new battery put in my car with a little help from friends who love me!  Thank you very much for your kindness.  Who would have guessed that Walmart would put in a car battery for free if you buy it there?  I was surprised!  I have sisters and nieces and nephews and children and extended family, some of whom I haven't even met, that I care about and that I love very much.  I'm very blessed.

I'm going to try to keep this short.  I just want to express my well wishes and give you all a little piece of something to chew on these next few days.  When an accident occurs....and is witnessed by several people.  Each person gives a different account of what they saw happen.  None of their stories are inaccurate, though they don't all tell the same story.  I know that I have been guilty in the past and will probably be guilty in the future of only seeing my story through my eyes.  I've found that's pretty typical.  I talked with a co-worker about a week or so ago telling him that I didn't think someone liked me because we just don't communicate well with each other.  It was kind of funny what he told me.  He said that said person has never been able to communicate with others, it's not personal.  He told me to keep at it and don't make presumptions.  Wise advice.  Of course, he's a therapist, so that's his job.  But he's right, there is always more than one side to every story.  This year, I pray that we all are open to hear other people.  To look at the bigger picture, to NOT always take things personal.  Sometimes, we react to things that maybe weren't even about us.  Like my situation with a coworker.  Try to see a situation through another's eyes, whether it be a cranky check out person or a waiter in a bad mood, or maybe someone cut you off in traffic.  We really don't know what that person is going through, so don't take it personal, say a little prayer for them and move along your day in a positive way.  Until next time, be kind to each other and yourself, with all my love, Patty