's motd Wed Dec 8, 2010

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ALL I WANT FOR

CHRISTMAS...

Wednesday, 08 December 2010

Is my two front teeth, my two

front teeth, see...my two front teeth! Oh, I remember hearing that song when I was

just a little kid. And one year, I really did

wish for just my two front teeth. (That was the year

I had to have them both pulled and really wanted

them back! LOL.)

Back when I was a kid, every

Christmas season, Sears put out their famous toy

catalog. They called it the Wish Book. And

boy, did we ever pick up that catalog and...wish!

My brother, Lenny and I spent so many hours, so many

days flipping though that catalog wishing for the toys

we wanted. Oh, you should have seen that catalog by

the time Christmas Day arrived and we were done with

it. I remember opening my presents on Christmas and

seeing all of the toys Santa had brought me. My wishes

came true!

But now that we're older, the things on our Christmas

lists have changed. Oh sure, some people add to their

lists a new Flip camera, a Blackberry or even a new

laptop. And I think it's okay to make a list of the

"things" you want for Christmas. But now that you're

all grown up, instead of so many material things, your

list should include the non-material things

you really need in your life. And the important word

here is...need.

On your Wish List, you

should write down the things that are going to help

make your life better. Like for instance, patience.

I ask for more of it every year. Now I can't say that

I've perfected the art of patience. (I'm still a work

in progress.) See, I know what it's like to be

patient. But I also know what it's like to be impatient.

So I'm always striving to perfect the quality of

having more patience in my life. It's one of the

things I want to see beneath my tree this year.

I've worked really hard this year to get rid of some

of the "macaroni & cheese" around my waist. By

that, I mean I've worked out more this year

than I ever have in my life. And I must tell you,

I've enjoyed the feeling I get from my exercise. It

gives me a healthy body, mind and spirit. Working out

gives me all those things. So I want to continue this

lifestyle for the rest of my life. Keeping my

workouts going strong is another item I'll add

to my list.

2010 has been a very peaceful year for me.

I got to stay home a little more this year and I've

really enjoyed it. You see, I'm very much at peace

when I'm at home with my precious Dalmatian, Hattie.

She truly is the light of my life. Sometimes, after

I've answered a lot of E-mail, I'll go upstairs and

crawl into bed with her. Hattie will lay her head on

my shoulder then place one of her paws on my chest as

she falls asleep. Now tell me, how peaceful does that

sound, huh?

I'm also peaceful with all of the

projects I've worked on this year. So as you can see

by now, adding more peace to my life will be

on the list of things I want for Christmas.

The last item on my Wish List would be for

me to simply learn to be more thankful. Oh

don't get me wrong, I am so thankful for

everything I have. But, maybe I'm not thankful

enough. Sometimes in the middle of the day, I'll just

look up to the sky and thank the good Lord for

blessing me with so much. But you know what? Truth

is, we all have much to be thankful for. We have a

roof over our heads, food to eat and a comfortable bed

to sleep in. And I know you're thankful for having

these essentials in your life.

Now that

I've shared my Wish List with you, what

about yours?

Now that I've shared my Wish List with you,

what about yours? What gifts do you want this year

that will truly better your life? Because

those are the really true gifts you should wish for

this holiday season.

All you want for Christmas is...?

Love,