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New Year

What amazing gifts the new year brings!
An entire year's worth of wonderful opportunities,
given to us one sunrise at a time.
Many of the moments ahead will be marvelously designed as
ordinary days, but each one of us has the chance
to make something extraordinary out of them.
Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life.
The secret of success is in turning that diary
into the best story you possible can. Have pages on
understanding and tales of overcoming hardships..
Fill your story with enthusiasm, adventure, learning and laughter.
and make each chapter reflect time doing these things:
Follow your dreams. Word hard. Be kind. Do what you can
to make the door open on a day that is filled with inspiration in some special way.
Remember: Goodness will be rewarded.
Smiles will pay you back.
Have fun.
Find strength.
Be truthful.
Have faith.
Don't focus on anything you lack.
Realize that people are the
treasures in life, and happiness is the real wealth.
Have a diary that describes how you're doing your best, and...
the rest will take care of itself.

Douglas Pagels