2020 a new decade

2020! Wow!!! It truly is amazing to enter a brand new decade. How exciting.!!! Daisaku Ikeda says “ a life lived without purpose or value, the kind in which one doesn’t know the reason why one was born, is joyless and lacks luster. To just live, eat and die without any real sense of purpose represents a life pervaded by the world of animality.” Now you can agree or disagree with that quote. I think we can make the argument for both. I am an optimist, so I choose to disagree with it. How many times in my life have I wondered why I was born? OMG, I cannot count. But that didn’t mean my life was joyless. As a matter of fact, I have had a very colorful and joyful life and it certainly hasn’t lacked luster. It certainly has not been an easy journey but nonetheless, it’s my journey. And my journey, THIS journey, has taught me and continues to teach me so much about who I am.  I may not really know the reason why I was born (does anyone really?), but I do know that I am so grateful for being born and that I am grateful to be alive. I love my life so much and all those in it. And there may not be a real purpose in that, but I do know I wouldn’t change a thing.  As I enter this new decade, this new chapter of my life, I am in awe of the possibilities it has to offer. I have entered with fresh eyes and excitement for new beginnings. We may never really know what our purpose or value is and perhaps that is okay. As long as we take the journey, which is one step at a time. Peace, Sandra