December 10, 2003

• Here it is .... 15 days before Christmas. 2003 has been a pretty good year for me. One important point of notice is I haven't fallen victim to the "Holiday Blues." These usually kick in right before Thanksgiving and don't let up until after the New Year. I'm actually feeling really good about the holidays and the people I'll be spending it with. So what was this year different? What was the shift?

  
  

  I think it's because I spent most of my time serving other people.

  
  

  Strange concept. Since I was busy focusing on others, I didn't have time to sit and think about myself and the things I lack (or perceived to lack) in my life. So without that in place, my tendency to throw a 2.5 month "pity party" has been thrown out the window. This is very exciting for me. Not only is it exciting, it opens up a world of new possibilities for the situations and people around me.

  
  

  Funny ... you always hear about the positive benefits of "doing unto others," but this is the first year I've really put that into practice and actually seen tangible results in the physical world.

  
  

  There was a time in my life that I'd hope for hope. Now I can actually say I have hope. And in that is tremendous freedom.

  
  

  DG

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