Musings at Altitude

As I now say goodbye to 2008, I’m making my focus of 2009 on “magic”.  In my professional and personal lives, I want to not only experience magic in some way every single day, but I want to provide magic to others in every single interaction. 

For me personally, I can find magic every morning when I look at the purple mountain’s majesty and in awe of our Creator, thank Him for that magical moment and that awe inspiring experience.  And I can also find magic every evening when I look at the outline of the mountains against the setting sun and realize that God has given me a good night smile through the outline in His creation. 

I sense magic every day when I get a picture of my granddaughter, and I experience magic every time I get to hold her close as she sleeps.  I feel magic every time my bride of 26 years holds my hand, and I experience magic every time she reminds me of something that happened between us in the 32 years we’ve been dating.

I give magic when I deliver an unexpected gift to an unexpected receiver, and I receive magic when the smiles of excitement erupt in a contagious manner that affects all those around that receiver.  I release magic when I provide a path to someone who didn’t see a path, and I launch magic when I enable a dream to be pursued when previously it had only been a dream.

With all the woes and the hysteria surrounding 2009, I prefer to believe that this is going to be a magical year, and I’m committing myself to both experiencing and delivering magic.

For all of you who have shared 2008 with me and given me magical moments throughout, I thank you for being so important to the smiles I receive every single day.  And as we go into 2009 together, I wish you a Happy New Year and your own very magical moments as well!