Remembering New Year's Advice I Received a Long Time Ago

 

... from a very wise women from India, many years ago.

I've mentioned it before, on here, and I admit, sometimes I forget 

Anyway, it goes like this:

"When life slaps you in the face, God grants you 10,000 other little prayers/wishes - but if you are so focused on the slap, will you notice?"

"For instance, if you say "Oh God, my flowers still aren't blooming and I've been so diligent!" - you may not realize it, but that's a prayer.

"When your flowers bloom a few days later, will you still be so focused on the slap that you won't even notice?"

Isn't that great? 

It's more than just being positive, more than gratitude (which is always good for the soul and helps to avoid bitterness) - it's about God not being to blame or credited for things that humans do to each other - but letting you know he's there in other ways.

I will try to hold onto that and remember, as we go into the New Year.

In fact, I have already expressed my gratitude to several blooming flowers in my life today, wishing them sunny, nourishing, happy new year - with no slaps - and I wish the same to any reading.

Happy New Year and Namaste - said not in a loosely used yoga session sort of way, but in the intended way - an old Sanskrit word meaning "Namaste" - which roughly translated actually means, "The light of God in me recognizes and pays homage/genuflects to the light of God in you."