Be kind to yourself in the year ahead.
Remember
to forgive yourself, and to forgive others. It's too easy to be
outraged these days, so much harder to change things, to reach out, to
understand.
Try
to make your time matter: minutes and hours and days and weeks can blow
away like dead leaves, with nothing to show but time you spent not
quite ever doing things, or time you spent waiting to begin.
Meet new people and talk to them. Make new things and show them to people who might enjoy them.
Hug too much. Smile too much. And, when you can, love.
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Be kind to yourself in the year ahead.
Remember
to forgive yourself, and to forgive others. It's too easy to be
outraged these days, so much harder to change things, to reach out, to
understand.
Try
to make your time matter: minutes and hours and days and weeks can blow
away like dead leaves, with nothing to show but time you spent not
quite ever doing things, or time you spent waiting to begin.
Meet new people and talk to them. Make new things and show them to people who might enjoy them.
Hug too much. Smile too much. And, when you can, love.
Be kind to yourself in the year ahead.
Remember
to forgive yourself, and to forgive others. It's too easy to be
outraged these days, so much harder to change things, to reach out, to
understand.
Try
to make your time matter: minutes and hours and days and weeks can blow
away like dead leaves, with nothing to show but time you spent not
quite ever doing things, or time you spent waiting to begin.
Meet new people and talk to them. Make new things and show them to people who might enjoy them.
Hug too much. Smile too much. And, when you can, love.
It is a wish that exemplifies the man.
ReplyDeleteI hope he gets all of that for himself too - and writes some more excellent books as well.
Me, too. Happiest of New Years to you!
DeleteA perfect choice. I like Neil Gaiman, he's such a nice guy, and his words seem heartfelt and genuine! Hope 2016 treats you well, Roland!
ReplyDeleteHope 2016 treats you great as well! Wouldn't it be great to have Neil as a next door neighbor and friend? :-)
DeleteHi Roland .. I like his "Surprise Yourself" ... and then his spread of ideas .. reading, writing, painting, creating ...
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to one and all -cheers Hilary