Monday, December 8, 2008

My Grown Up Christmas List

A different kind of letter....

Dear Santa,

With the chaos of the world, the downfall of the economy, and the everyday struggles that people go through, I'd be selfish to ask for any more than the following...

PATIENCE.  In life, in work, in love, and in friendship.  To be able to take a deep breath, relax, and just enjoy the ride.  

SERENITY.  The ability to let things go and stop carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. To relinquish control... and feel okay about it.

CONFIDENCE.  To believe in myself and my gut instinct.  To not let the opinions of others determine my self-worth.

FORGIVENESS.  To forgive myself for the mistakes I've made... to accept these things as learning experiences and not as failures. 

TRUST.  To repair trust that has been broken in the past, and rebuild it for the future.

HAPPINESS.  For the anger to slowly melt away and positive energy to radiate all around.

PEACE.  Please quiet my mind and my heart.  Help me to sleep softly, think freely, and love fully.

I know the answer to this is to look deep within yourself and you will find it.  I know that I am in control of my destiny, and I can make all of these things happen.  But no matter how old we may be, we all need to have a little faith in something...

Love,
Christina



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love the list ~ forward to Jesus- after all it's His brithday and I know he can certainly help you check off your list :)

Anonymous said...

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