What DECISION are you most
grateful for, and why?
I am most grateful for the “Leap of
Faith” taken on September 27th, 2003, the day Genevieve married me –
a mutual decision. Over the course of the past 10 years I cannot imagine
my life without her love, support, and unique ability to “kick my butt” when
needed. We live a privileged life – yes, it takes effort, self-control,
and goal setting but we recognize, and remain grateful, for the “head-start”
afforded by our parents – both as role models and in support they provide us to
this point. We are rich in love, friendship and healthy children. I
am grateful to feel this way and our decision!
Being
first generation Canadian of parents who have witnessed the worst of humanity
(Second World War, Holocaust, Communism, and the Hungarian Revolution), the
personal quality my parents instilled is unrelenting passion and effort
to succeed with integrity. Faced with so many “shortcuts” in
life that may not reflect our ethical path, I am grateful and passionate about
applying unrelenting energy to achieve the highest possible outcome without
compromising ethics. The result is both success and failure now fill my
spiritual cup and feeling of self-worth.
What FAILURE are you most grateful
for, and why?
Every time I fail to show love to
those important to me I realize (at some point) the opportunity lost.
Each failure in this realm reinforces the importance of giving and receiving
love in all sorts of realms (Self, Life Partner, Family, Friends, and complete
Strangers). In my opinion, the discord of the heart, mind and soul is
overcome by giving and receiving love. Love yourself, love family and
friends, and the world around you. My greatest failure is in the lost
opportunities to do this and I am grateful for the reflection that refocuses my
attention to “Love”.
I am not particularly religious but the
following statement by a priest years ago echoes in my head:
“Love thy neighbour… even if you do
not like them”
“Love is all you need” The
Beatles
Beautiful!
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