A Time to Reflect

Christmas is a time to slow down and reflect. It is a time to reconnect with old friends, sleep late and make new friends. It is also a time when people tend to be friendlier. Why is that?

Albert Einstein once said, "There are two ways to live your life. One is though nothing is a miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle."

I have often thought of this quote during this season because it seems to me that we only live as if everything is a miracle during Christmas. As soon as Christmas ends, we go back to living life like nothing is a miracle.

As this season slowly becomes part of our past once again, let me encourage you to live life like everything is a miracle because that is the only realistic way to live, if you are truthful with yourself.

This season is about a baby born in a manager. It is about that one miracle that saves all who believe in that miracle. We know a baby named Jesus was born. We know he lived and preached. We also know he was nailed to a cross and died. The rest of His...story is the part where you have to decide if you believe in miracles or not. I, personally, choose to live life believing in miracles because if I did not...there would be nothing to believe in fully.

Look around at the world today. Yes, there are many terrible things occurring, but in the midst of it all, there are many wonderful selfless acts taking place. That is, in itself, a miracle, and they occur every day! I encourage you to live inside the reality of miracles and become a miracle for someone else. It will make your world a better place because it is truly better to give than to receive.

I leave you with this question. Which way of life sustains life: living life as if everything is a miracle or living life as if nothing is a miracle? MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!