The day of hope and expectation has arrived! We spend
quality time with loved ones, the ones with whom we have built history. A
timeline of growth, awareness and
understanding. We share gifts of thought and object to reflect our caring and
commitment to one another. But the greatest gift is time.
Another gift is connection. Knowing a person, feeling their
pain or joy at any given moment, is a connection. We share knowledge about who
we are in a mutual exchange. These connections grow and ebb in importance as
needs change. But the connection never fully fades away. It is part of our life
story. A fact. A building block of our timeline.
Faith is another rare gift. A belief system outside of self,
larger than me and as wide as the universe. Faith allows me to be small yet
accepted, embraced even. A channel of peace and calm in tumultuous
surroundings. Order out of chaos.
Purpose is yet another gift. I am purpose driven in many
ways. Connectedness is one output of purpose. Clarification of meaning is
another outcome. Functionality among friends, neighbors and even strangers is
yet another result.
Community builds its presence and gifts us with its
blessings. An accumulation of all the aforementioned gifts yields the rich
dividend of community. Place and home merge into one within community. And that
is where we can be one with one another. The cycle is complete.
May this be a blessed day for you and yours. Peace with you.
December 25, 2012
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