Enjoy!

My mother has been gone for several years, but of course, I think of her often. I think of the ways my Mom gifted me through the years: by who she was, by who she was not, through her bright spirit, and with gifts of things she bought especially for me, with me in mind. Many of her gifts were books, and of course, I have most of those books, even now. When Mom gave me a book, I knew that she would have signed the gift to me, right inside the front cover: "Enjoy! Love, Mom."

Enjoy! What a thing to say! What a way to live your life! The longer I live, the more I am beginning to understand that "to enjoy" is really what life is all about. Many of us have been taught to cast a critical eye onto our lives. Instead, begin to enjoy your life...

Take a moment to breathe in the air when you leave your office; take a look at the clouds in the sky; listen for a few moments to the birds that begin their song before you get out of bed in the morning; enjoy your early-morning tasks, as you get ready for the day; enjoy the sounds of children playing; enjoy the faces of people you pass on the street; enjoy the colors of your street or road; enjoy some music you especially love; enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

Make "enjoy" your spiritual practice. This is the life you've been given, through the mystery of the Universe and all that is in it. Enjoy! For as much as I can tell, to "enjoy" is the only recession-proof thing there is!
Warmly,
meb