Reflection on 2008 Ten days away from a new year & I am pausing to reflect on what has occurred over the last 355 days. In retrospect, I’d have to say that most the year was pretty great. Don’t get me wrong, there have been a few bumps in the road. Dad was diagnosed with ALS, I had to wait just over a year to become permanently employed again & I found out the woman I loved was a liar & a cheat. However, there was always a way to find a silver lining in the bad. There was patience to outweigh the angst. Dad is as well as can be expected. By the grace of God, Buddha & all the other deities, he is still alive when the odds were completely against him. I have a full time job with benefits & vacation again & there is strong security in that when things are uncertain for so many others. I closed the door to a dysfunctional relationship and opened another to one that has been the most balanced and healthy five months I have had in a long time. I am one of a core group of six friends that are some of the most earnest and genuine people I have ever known. Life is good & for that I give thanks to the universe for listening when I asked.
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