What a year we had in 2010. Some good days and some bad days. I hope everyone reading this brought in the new year responsibly and awakened 01/01/2011 refreshed and ready to get started into the new year. What does the new year hold for each of us? Do you sometimes wish you knew? At times I wish I could foresee the future, but then I would miss all the unexpected surprises that arise. Through the years I have slowly changed my attitude for the future and how to prepare. Most people in my age group were taught to save and save for the future. In the last couple of years we have seen what can happen to all those savings. All the sacrifices to scrimp and save vanish overnight or in the blink of an eye. The economic down turn, a dishonest company or a catastrophic medical event with yourself or a loved one. All of a sudden its all gone. Nothing, nada, nicht, just gone. We hear that because the Mayan calendar ends in 2012 the world as we know it may be ending. Several religious zealots are saying the world will end this year, 2011. I take all of this as another Y2K prediction. Do you remember Y2K? To me all of this is about the same as global warming! How many people bought into Y2K? How many people, governments and corporations have bought into global warming? Now, how many are buying into the Mayan calendar?

Here’s what I think for what ever it means. My Father is 93 years old and has lived an incredible life. Dads outlook on life is that everyday is a good day when he opens his eyes from a nights sleep and can get up out of bed. He says, “The Lord has blessed me with another day and I will use that day to do the best I can.” Now that’s an outlook we can all live by, I truly believe. Take each day as it comes. Do the best we can with what we have. Plan for tomorrow, but tomorrow is the next day and not 5, 10 or 20 years down the road. Live each day as it comes and make the best out of that day we can. Reach out and help someone, a total stranger even. Do something good