Gratitude

I walked into the kitchen and stood dumbfounded. I felt like I had walked into a different, foreign world. Everywhere I looked was absolute chaos. As I acclimated myself to the situation, the absolute chaos morphed into organized chaos. The longer I watched, organized chaos became a beautiful symphony. Everyone had a job, no action wasted.

I have been organizing our Chinese New Year banquet for almost fifteen years but it was only last night that I came to the full realization that the banquet has long since outgrown me. There is so much of the event of which I am completely ignorant of and sheltered from. What a wonderful awareness.

The first day of the Year of the Rat was one of the best days I have ever had. So many people to thank — so, so many.

 “Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” - Thich Nhat Hanh (b. 1926)