New Year

Just curious if anyone has new year's resolutions and what are they?

I Wish You Enough

I got this in an email from a friend and I wanted to share it with all you here in M'ville.


I wish you enough...

Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough".

The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever
needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom".

They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?".

"Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?".

"I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip
back will be for my funeral," she said.

"When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?"

She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone". She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled! even more. "When we said , 'I wish you enough', we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them". Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess .

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

She then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them but then an entire life to forget them.

*Only if you wish send this to the people you will never forget and remember to send it back to the
person who sent it to you...

TAKE TIME TO LIVE, and to all my friends and loved ones, I WISH YOU ENOUGH.

Compassion

I know that this is unpopular and I will probably take a lot of heat saying this but I cannot be quiet any longer. I have seen a lot judging going on here. People not knowing what others are going through and automatically jumping to conclusions and being so judgmental! Others are quick to jump on the band wagon and chime in as well. I admit that I have been guilty of this as well, but it stops now. My new year's resolution is to be more understanding of others and not be so judgmental...but the cool thing is I don't have to wait for the new year to begin to start working on it. I can begin now and carry it thru to the new year. Let's be more compassionate and more understanding of others. Even if we don't understand them or don't know what they are going thru, we can still be compassionate and kind. Just because someone doesn't think like we do, doesn't give us the right to judge them. We have no idea what others are going thru but we can be there for support. I also have been guilty of judging others, jumping on band wagons, and being selfish. I have been guilty of judging people that I don't even know just because some else said something negative about them. I will not take part of this negativity any longer. Change begins with me, and I hope others join me and we can all be a loving, compassionate family here at Martinaville.

Christmas

I am so excited about Christmas this year! Usually we go to my inlaws, but this year my sister and a friend of hers are visiting me. I am gonna make a whole big Christmas dinner and celebrate it with my sister and her family. My sister is coming from Alabama and we made a deal...she would come to visit me for Christmas if I go visit her in April and go to the Martina McBride concert with her in Huntsville. I said well I definately can't turn that down! I win all the way around!...LOL! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Court Case

I went to court this morning to fight a speeding ticket I got a while back. I won and I'm so happy....now if the Cowboys can beat the Packers tonight I'll be even happier!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)