DECEMBER 2013 - Words of Wisdom from Mario

 

Hello to you all,

The Calanna Teams and myself wish to thank you for your continued loyalty over the year(s). It is our pleasure to ensure you are provided with what you require – each time we are given the privilege to serve you.

As we enter Christmas time let us apply a big focus on Humility and Gratitude - as we look back over the past 11 months and look forward to 2014.

 

The Characters of Love are many and varied. For me, these two stand out – for they focus on the importance of others in our lives and how we deal with joy and adversity.

For Centuries we have known that the hard road is the lasting road. It is the road that can cause more pain, needs more endurance, contains failure and discomfort – but it always leads to a better life and a better outcome and immeasurable fulfilment.  This a road filled with Humility and Gratitude in abundance.
Humility can be overlooked as a weakness – a quality that allows others to walk all over us – a quality that sounds a little subservient. However – Humility is thinking of others’ needs, challenges and goals - before your own. It accepts that we need others to help us walk through life and achieve the purpose we were born to achieve. It is not thinking LESS of ourselves – but rather of ourselves LESS.

Gratitude goes hand in glove with Humility. For Gratitude allows us the comfort and the spiritual growth to say thank you for the many blessings and successes we have enjoyed. And to realise that others have also helped us. And Gratitude allows us to accept the challenges and the adversity that have come our way - to accept them and to appreciate the help others have given us - during those times.

I think Humility and Gratitude are values to be acknowledged, to be worked on, to be seen as great strengths. They are qualities that introduce us to Patience and to Joyfulness.
During this Christmas time may I wish you Humility and Gratitude in abundance. May your mind, body and spirit be open to them and may they bring Peace into your lives.

God Bless………………..Mario Calanna