There is a goodness to life
that cannot be denied....

Open your eyes,
open your heart,
and you will see that
goodness everywhere....

Take a moment to let the goodness of life
touch your spirit, and calm your thoughts.
Then, share your good fortune with another.
For the goodness of life grows stronger still,
quietly, peacefully,
with more purpose and meaning
than ever before.

- Ralph S. Marston, Jr.

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.

For me, the season of joy is almost always synonymous with this time of year, and this year perhaps more so than any May I can remember. There is so much to be thankful for this year.

I am writing this newsletter on an absolutely perfect late spring New England day. The sun shines brightly in a deep blue sky. It is warm, but not hot, and with a light breeze. Leaves are out and there are flowers everywhere, colors brilliant and in profusion. Birds sing their songs of courtship and territory. On a scale of 1 to 10, this day is a 15!

I am blessed with a wonderful family, a new granddaughter on the way, some very special friends, work I love, a healthy slimmed-down body, a joy in activites such as singing, dancing, nature, travel, writing, and walking, and a strong life energy fueled by optimism, joy, and gratitude.

Yet, as with all things - such as the famous New England weather - this, too, will change. Nothing lasts forever and everything has its season. We came through an especially challenging winter this year, or so it seemed at the time - colder and snowier than usual, and VERY long! When one comes through a winter like that, whether it's climate-related or metaphorical, meeting its opposite can be euphoric.

This is a time to remember that change is inevitable. We can flow with change and experience minimal stress, or we can resist it and experience a great deal of stress and upset. About this, we have a choice.

One choice is to practice living in the Now, no matter what is going on in our lives, to be present to what IS, rather than lingering in the past with what was or spending too much time in the future with what is not yet to be. Our Book Pick for this month is all about living in the Now and being present to what IS.

If this season is also a season of joy and delight for you, then remember to slow down, smell the roses, and enjoy! If it is not, remember that this, too, shall pass, and your season of joy and delight will come in its time.

What are the things that represent the goodness of life for you? Call them to mind, notice them, and then hold them in your heart.

Life is Good!

Give yourself a treat. Take a few moments to relax and enjoy the images, words, and music in the presentation, The Goodness of Life, created by Ralph Marston of the The Daily Motivator.

Enjoy!

Many of our readers are most likely already familiar with Eckhart Tolle's newest book, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. If you have not had the pleasure of immersing yourself in this book, NOW would be a good time to do that!

In a continuation and deepening of his first book, The Power of Now, Tolle takes us on an inner journey of exploration, helping us to separate our ego, or persona, from our higher consciousness, or spirit or soul. Just as Buddhism teaches us that the path to happiness is through non-attachment, Tolle teaches us how to develop that non-attachment by learning to step out of our ego and into our higher consciousness. And that is accomplished primarily by staying connected to what is happening in the present moment, rather than letting our thoughts live mostly in the past or future.

For those of you who have not yet listened to and/or watched the 10-part webcast series on this book, co- hosted by Oprah Winfrey and Eckhart Tolle over a 10- week period this spring, it is still possible to view each 90-minute webcast, which is archived on Oprah.com. There is no charge to view these videos or to download the audio versions. All you need to do is to register.

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