The Note

22. December 2008 by admin.

Christmas time is one of my favorite times of the year.  If it wasn’t for the commercial aspect of it, it would be my most favorite.  I especially enjoy all of Christmas movies on TV and s a result I end up watching a lot of TV this time of year.  Some of them even have a great message if you listen closely.

One that I particularly enjoyed last night was “The Note”.  It was about a plane crash in which all passengers and crew were lost in the ocean crash.  A reporter, who recently was given a daily column to write, was struggling to keep her readers’ interest.  She just couldn’t write from the heart, which the column needed to capture people’s interest.  Actually all writings must capture the readers’ interest if you want your desired results (boy, I hope I am making headway ).

The reporter was wondering if the passengers knew before they crashed that they were soon to die.  Then she discovered a note that washed up on shore.  This note proved to be written from one of the passengers on the plane so she knew that the passengers were aware that their death was eminent.  So she posed this question, “What would I write or do if I just discovered that I had only a few minutes left to live?”  Stop now and think about that for yourself.  What would you write and who would you write it to?  Keep in mind the saying, “Never go to bed angry.”

I am sure you have heard it asked, “What would you do with your life if you had only one year to live?  What would be most important to you?”   It’s a great question and it will help you to discover what is most important to you.  It will help you discover your passion and your purpose for your life, for we all have a purpose.  Sadly most of us never discover our passions.

Back to the movie.  In the process of attempting to find who wrote the note, it was only signed “Dad” and addressed to “T”, many people’s lives were changed for the better because they realized the importance of forgiving wrongs of the past.  In the end even the reporter’s life was changed for the better.

The most interesting thing about the note was not the note itself.  It was how people responded to what they believed was in the note and how its perceived message got them to want to make amends of conflict or challenges of the past.

So make this Christmas season a time to forgive the past and make amends.  2009 is going to be a difficult time for many people.  Help touch someone’s life with a friendly smile.  Always keep in mind that life is only as difficult as we perceive it to be.  So if we don’t like what we perceive, simply change our perceptions.  When enough of us stop looking at the doom and gloom of what 2009 could be, perhaps we can make 2009 a very good year.

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