How have I done this past year?  I discovered that my well of  potential is still not fully tapped.  I can be a thoughtful, self-aware and capable of deep insight.  I can be a caring person and willing to do what it takes to take care of those I love and value.  Unfortunately, the road to those things I just mentioned is littered with many mistakes.  Many of those mistakes could have been avoided had I taken the time to think things through.  I regret them, and I move on from there.  There will be no dwelling on them, but to take a lesson from each one of those unfortunate moments.  Through it all I count the blessings in my life.  They are abundant.  Sometimes my ignorance of that fact is a liability and at other times an asset.
To my family, I love and cherish you. Â Sometimes, I am not at my best and most lovable, and you endure it. Â I am grateful for those moments and the fact that you ignore my failings to see what I could be – a person who does good.
To my friends, I wish you a full life filled with all the things you desire. Â And occasionally, I hope that you experience moments of insight and awareness. Â I hope you see something more in your life than a series of undisciplined events strung together call your life.
Happy New Years.