A Well Meaning Wish from A Friend..

Greetings to you on the very first Monday of the New Year 2010 !

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new date on the calendar. Step in new year with a desire to become better with ideas, plans, skills, faith, time, money, leadership, health and relationships. Become the person you truly desire to be and accomplish the set goals for 2010.

Someone has said it in simple yet powerful words - “Don’t go the way life takes you, take life the way you go.” Wonderful !

Your purpose of life help you discover yourself. Very few realize how magnificent they are. Most often we are quick to recognize the magnificence of animals --a pod of whales, pride of lions, or herd of horses. Yet, we are slow to understand the greatness of humanity. You see, we are the answer we seek, but don't realize it. You can discover your own magnificence by acting kindly. By being compassionate. By helping others. By making a difference. As we do these things, we discover our power and greatness. And life generously provides ample opportunities for us to practice, develop, and enhance our skills.

Choose to become balanced spiritually, emotionally and physically. Our lives are best when we have these three major areas in balance. Spend some time cultivating your spirituality, becoming emotionally healthy, and physically fit.

Choose to sow more than you reap. There are many takers in this world, but our lives will be better as we become givers. See your work as a way to help others, and not just money making. If you put your heart into helping others, the prosperity will most assuredly come.

We are not here to take from life, but to contribute to it. The purpose of life is to lead a life of purpose. When we have a reason for being, life becomes meaningful. James Allen has said it wisely -- "Life is a great school for the development of character, and all, through strife and struggle, vice and virtue, success and failure, are slowly but surely learning the lessons of wisdom." So true.

Begin the new year with purpose, and end the year with results !

Once again, I wish you and your family – A Very Happy New Year 2010 !!!

With best regards,

Avadhoot Patwardhan