My 2016

Peace begins with me.

Hi readers,

2015 was a laden year, a lot of things happened and we are all forced to stretch ourselves in multiple dimensions. I have a feeling that 2016 is even more so.. Yet, if you ask me, what are my new year's resolutions, I only have one. Which is to come back to myself, and thank/love/clean/zero what is within me. I wish (for you and for me) that this year, I will smile more, be more grateful, and give more love to my life.

There is a sweet sound, a music, no a symphony that plays within everyone's tune. It follows the earth's rhythm, the soul's bliss, and I resolve to listen to and dance along that tune more closely. By following my bliss, I hope to attain peace, and be at peace more often. For I cannot offer anybody the world's peace, but I can offer my peace, the peace of I.

Moreover, I had the good fortune and the opportunity to spend my new years in the presence of my family members, and I am grateful for their continuous grace, health, and wealth. I am but a small speck traveling across the lands and seas, and I am grateful to know that there is always a home to go back to. As such, I resolve to remember this, to be more at peace with myself and my family, and to love them more.

There also has been multiple instances where I catch myself devoid of faith, and I forgive myself. How do I know that I am devoid of faith? Well, there are people, a lot of people, who have faith in me. The funny me would at times not trust myself, despite the fact that others around trust me very much. And thus I resolve to change, for who am I to not trust myself in spite of others'?

I have also been blessed with an abundance of guardian angels. People who care about me, who support me, who reach out to me in my darkest times. They remind me to be grateful and to be at peace, and they are also reasons why I am grateful and can be at peace. As such I resolve to be more gracious and helpful, such that I might be one to somebody around me.

I pray that I remember, always, to put love, faith, and God before everything else. After all, what is truly important?

Thank you, 2015. It has been a good run. Hello, 2016. I love you. And I wish all of you a peaceful and inspiring 2016.

Yours,
Rufus