Sunday, February 18, 2007

Happy New Year (Again)

Tonight is Chinese New Year. I love New Year's. Besides the obvious celebration, it's a chance to start again. And in the last several months we've been able to celebrate Jewish New Year, traditional New Year, and now Chinese New Year. (If there are others, write in.) I love New Year's because of this new beginning. We can choose to do it differently this time - whatever "it" is. We can start anew - be kind to ourselves and our kids - love ourselves, family, and friends in a healthier way. We can again aim to hit our mark and be the best person we want to be. We can put our mistakes in the past and forgive ourselves, our kids, our loved ones, even the stranger that cut us off on the road. We can let go of anger and resentment so it doesn't build up and cause us more stress. We can move on.

So, if we give ourselves permission for a fresh start on New Year's, why not give ourselves permission for a fresh start each day? And if we decide it's okay to start anew each day, why not every hour or minute? Imagine the kind of person you'd like to be? Imagine the kind of relationship you'd like to have with your family? What does it feel like? What does it look like? What does it sound like? How would this simple re-adjustment in attitude affect your feelings about yourself and your behavior with your family? How would it affect your relationship with your kids? Hopefully, happier, healthier, and more peaceful.

Please let me know how it goes...and Happy New Year ... again.

Blessings,
Dr. Charlotte

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I just wanted to let you know that I am passing your CDs on to a family who has a very critically ill son. The little boy who is in the hospital will listen to one, and the other I am giving to his sister, who is missing her parents (who are busy, busy, running to the hospital) very much. I do plan to review these CDs on my blog soon -- things have been quite crazy, as you can imagine.
Thank you again for sending them, and they will be put to wonderful use.