Here's to it all!

Good afternoon, dear readers! I thought I had written you a message earlier today and somehow or other, it didn't take. I am new to this blogging technology so I guess I can give myself permission to experience a learning curve, steep or otherwise.
I do want to take a moment to acknowledge that, even though it is afternoon here in Southern California, you may be reading this in your evening time, in your night time, in your morning time. And even though fall is in the air in the Northern Hemisphere, it might also be that you are reading this as you are preparing for spring. However it is for you, I trust that all is well with you!
The focus of this blog will be acknowledging that not every moment is joy-filled; not every experience rises to a peak; not every relationship works as we had hoped; not every financial transaction results is monumental returns. And yet, through it all, if and as we are able to say "Thanks for it all!", we can learn from and gain wisdom through whatever experience comes our way. Granted, some times it may take weeks, months or even years before we can take that step back and say "Oh, now I get it. Now I see what I couldnt' see before; now my eyes are adjusted to a different light, the shadows enhance the depth of the scene. Thank you, Great Spirit (or whatever name you wish to use). Thanks for it all!
Until next time, may we all remember as often as our breaths move in and out, that we are connected to all living things. We are all in this together!