Re: Recipe for a Happy New Year with HOPE

[Guest guest]

A fine recipe. I hope to cook some of this up myself!

GfijiG6@... wrote:

Recipe for a Happy New Year:

Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old

memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely from every

clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see

that these months are freed from all the past—have them fresh and clean as when

they first came from the great storehouse of Time.

Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to make

up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way)

but prepare one day at a time.

Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people

omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), HOPE, fidelity,

liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the

salad dressing — don’t do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected

resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch

of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2005 TO ALL at !

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for.

And the most you can do is live inside that HOPE.

[Guest guest]

Hi Gretchen,

Thanks for the words of wisdom and thanks again for all the helpful

information provided throughout the year and the encouragement you offer. I

wish you a New Year full of Joy, Peace, Love and Friendship.

With Warmest Wishes,

[Guest guest]

Gretchen....what a wonderful recipe. I will place this recipe in clear view

so I may continue living One Day at a Time.

Sincere wishes to you and all for 2005.

Happy New Year.

Recipe for a Happy New Year with HOPE

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> Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free

from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely

from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness;

in short, see that these months are freed from all the past-have them fresh

and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time.

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> Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to

make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot

this way) but prepare one day at a time.

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> Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some

people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), HOPE,

fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the

oil out of the salad dressing - don't do it), prayer, meditation, and one

well-selected resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a

dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of

good humor.

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> HAPPY NEW YEAR 2005 TO ALL at !

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> The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for.

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> And the most you can do is live inside that HOPE.

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