Cessna In Flight

I’m taking a coffee break right now. I just finished frosting a carrot cake and I’m waiting for it to set in the fridge. It’s for the New Year’s Eve feast we’ll have in a few hours. And it’s my very first time to make a cake. I usually prepare food that I can cook without a recipe during the holidays. But I’m feeling pretty confident I’ll do fairly well with this one, so my first ever carrot cake it is.

In my mind is Bo Sanchez’ Soulfood newsletter which I got in the email the other day. He wrote of the tendency of human beings to look at what is wrong, not what is right. This is illustrated by Darren Hardy, who says traffic builds up when there is a car accident because of the “uzi’s” or people who stop to look at the wreckage. But no one stops to look at a magnificent sunrise.

People are drawn to messes, not magnificence, Bo writes.

As 2011 draws to a close,  I will take this coffee break as a chance to thank my lucky stars for  the magnificent blessings that surround me.

My magnificent husband. My magnificent children. My magnificent parents, siblings and in-laws. The magnificent love that binds us all.

My magnificent friends, both old and new.

The magnificent events that made me grow, made me see the world differently – that the world is more beautiful and more exciting than I have ever known.

The magnificent experiences that made me see that I am magnificent too.

Sigh. I love my magnificent life.

Happy magnificent new year to us all!