"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." Oprah Winfrey. We are half way through March. Easter is coming, an opportunity to give thanks for life, the good, the not so good, the opportunitiesthat bring new hope and a confidence that we are truly cared for. This month, in some circles, is called the eclipse season. It is said that eclipses elevate the senses and intensify our emotions. So maybe it is a time for us to express what is in our hearts to those around us. Sometimes the weeks are so full and go by so quickly it is hard to find time to think, let alone write. The passing of time seems to get quicker and quicker, especially as I get older and older. This week I said a quiet goodbye to an amazing chap, a man in his 80s who had a cheeky grin that permeated all his wonderful accomplishments, not that he would want much said about that. Yet as his children said their tearful goodbyes, I could only think that he had dared to dream big dreams, followed his intuition, fulfilled his destiny and definitely let the spirit guide him. He made it okay to smile at funny little things, things that went wrong and things that made us thankful in our hearts for the lives of those around us. I know the Angels have gathered around him as he has left us and arrived home. As I sat afterwards, with people milling around, my Angels reminded me to be thankful for all the wonderful opportunities I have in this world, for the people I meet and the conversations I have, because thankfulness creates gratitude, which generates contentment, which gives me a foundation for peace. Arohanui Shirley-Joy
