剛剛在芝加哥度過了四天難忘的日子，身、心、靈都得到了休息，也得到了充實。

每到年終歲尾都喜歡盤點過去一年的收穫，一直到新年鐘聲敲響。去年一年似乎沒有什麼特別的，日子輕飄飄地一天天過去。該做得也都做了，計劃基本上都 完成了：寫了一些博客文章，與人合作出了一部書，回了一趟中國，工作順利，家庭幸福，身體健康，日子過得還算充實，心裡很感恩。

新年祈願：希望做些更有意義的事情，但是不想把自己弄得太緊張，凡事隨其自然。保持好心情，保持健康--希望每周參加健身活動；每晚爭取12點之前 上床睡覺（這個願許了好幾年，一直沒能實現）；希望年中和家人一起度一次假；希望多讀些書，多思考些問題；希望再發表幾篇文章，出一本書。博客文章會繼續 寫，但是不會給自己規定硬性指標。

朋友寄來了一個幻燈片，題目叫《生活中的45課》，挺有意思，也挺有道理。新的一年，希望努力做到其中的一部分。

45 lessons in life

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business...
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of  anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

衷心祝願每位朋友都能擁有一個健康、愉快、自信的2010年。