A New Year Blessing

May you be touched 

by the miracle of love this year. 

The indwelling fragrance of beauty 

that blossoms within your own heart.

May you find peace in the stillness

of your sacred temple within, 

seeing beauty all around you 

as you savour the goodness of life.

May kindness for yourself bloom 

like a field of beautiful flowers 

spreading their fragrance into the world, 

permeating the lives of others in radiant joy 

and lighting their way in the darkness.

— Carolyn Ann