May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs
and your stocks not fall; and

May your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your
cholesterol,your white blood count and your mortgage
interest not rise.

May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist,
your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your
urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your
psychiatrist, and the Internal Revenue Service.

May you find a way to travel from anywhere to anywhere
in the rush hour in less than an hour, and when you
get there, may you find a parking space.

May Friday evening, December 31, find you seated
around the dinner table, together with your beloved
family and cherished friends, ushering in the
New Year ahead. You will find the food better, the
environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the
pleasure much more fulfilling than anything else
you might ordinarily do that night.

May you wake up on January 1st, finding that the world
has not come to an end, the lights work, the water
faucets flow, and the sky has not fallen.

May you go to the bank on Monday morning, January 3rd
and find your account is in order, your money is still
there and any mistakes are in your favor.

May you ponder on January 4th; How did this
ultramodern civilization of ours manage to get itself
traumatized by a possible slip of a blip on a chip
made out of sand.

May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what
others see in you delight them.

May your check book and your budget balance, and may
they include generous amounts for charity.

May you remember to say “I love you” at least once a
day to your spouse, your children, your parent, your
siblings.

May we live as intended, in a world at peace and the
awareness of the beauty in every sunset, every
flower’s unfolding petals, every baby’s smile and
every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our
heart.

And, may you forward this on to someone that could use
a smile and a laugh to brighten their day.