With the Advent of yet another year, I have chosen commonality and oneness to reflect on through the year. We are a small portion of a larger picture being drawn by some unknown hand that loves us. The energy that moves through life expresses itself in a variety of ways, all with meaning and value.

Dali lama says the key to freedom resides in our ability to understand and THINK MORE, it is ignorance of self and other which causes our discomfort. He encourages us all to contemplate and…