I have taken this past year to write the book I've always wanted to write. I lost my job as an administrative assistant, which was just a way to pass the time making money for someone else and collect a steady paycheck. It was not the job I wanted, just the money. Now, though finances have to be somewhat more creative- I can see something more, something brighter and it's not just about the all mighty green, it's more about me and what I can throw out there, into the universe.

Learning to love others unconditionally has been the biggest lesson for me this year. Inevitably it has encouraged me to treat myself (the 'self' that I equate to "myself") with the same unconditional love. As soon as I started understanding that lesson, I suddenly understood everything I'd ever heard about living in spirit as opposed to ego. Ego living is a challenging existance, spirit living is as though it was how we were all supposed to live but yet we just didn't listen to the instructions properly.  
 
Oh, Ken! For all that you are and all that you give - may you have the most wonderful and truly blessed new year and new beginning. Let it bring you joy, let it let *you* continue to bring joy. And may you be inspired in as many waking moments as possible...

I have a dream and an intention to go clean up the world of trash. I desire to be sponsored to go pick up litter and garbage strewn all over the world. The ultimate gig...getting to go on a boat to assist with the "Pacific Gyre" of plastic. to do this I need to network with groups and organizations similiat to "BURNERS WITHOUT bORDERS" etc I have a passport and considerable dedication yet no personal funding even to undertake a first gig.so thats where i am. Every chance I get I haul out trash when I come upon it..on trails, sideroads etc.

Your dream to clean up the trash has inspired me, Tina! "Be the change you wish to see in the world" as Gandhi says! Happy New Year!

Dear Ken I always love your comments. I always love reading others post comments too. My first love is God, my family too make them happy. Then my own personal love is writing short stories and poems. My life is getting shorter as I am getting older and I need to acomplish what my goal in life is meante to be. Thanks and happy new year

Loving unconditionally has never been a problem for me. It comes naturally. In the past, my problem had been that it doesn't come naturally to a lot of people I know and have counted on. I still love them, naturally. I've spent quite a lot of energy trying to get panicky people to calm down and have been deeply frustrated in my efforts. The best I can do most of the time is live and let live and hope that actions speak louder than words.

Thank you, that video was beautiful. Was tempted to judge before I listened (the simplicity of just text lryics as opposed to anything more), yet the further in the song got, the clearer the simplicity became. V.grateful, so again, thank you.  
 
Enjoyed reading the rest of the comments, too.  
Wish you the best of luck with your short stories and Poems, Rita... May 2011 inspire you to write more than ever before!  
 
And great to hear about the ease of unconditional love for you, Tom! Here's hoping that the frustration you encounter from here on, is, well, very short lived! A blessed 2011 to you all!

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