Perspective

I have started to reread the Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo.  Each day has a message. I read the book every morning last year, even  photocopying the pages to take with me on my travels.  I really wanted a new book with a meditation for each day but then I realized that I see the world very differently now than I did one year ago.
On this day last year I was looking out to the mystical Greek islands in the Aegean Sea wondering what 2011 would bring. I could never have imagined the year I’ve had. In summing up the past 12 months I would say the best word to describe it is change. It was a year during which I experienced both personal and professional changes that have caused me to see the world in a very different light.
I would like to go back to the Santorini Hotel where this photo was taken, where I sat alone, meditated and sipped tea early in the morning.