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WDKX.com » Blog » Happy New Year - A Message From Tyler Perry
Feb 1st 2008 7:15 am
Happy New Year - A Message From Tyler Perry

Hey there,

Happy New Year! I hope that your 2008 is off to a great start!

I haven't written in a while because at the end of each year and going into another I take the time to stop and look back and reflect. I think it's important to do that because every day we get, no matter how old or young we may be, is a gift. It is just a blessing to be on this planet. And I want my life and my days to be filled with joy and peace. I want my life to be a light that inspires and uplifts people. I don't always make it, but that is my intent. And when your intent is to do good, 98% of the
time "Good" is were you land.

But what I've found about having this desire is that when you try to be a better person you are often faced with challenges and tests. The key is to know that whatever it is, it was sent to help you to become the person that God wants you to be. Although it's hard to do I have learned, and am learning everyday, to tell God "thank you" for the good and for what I think may be bad. It's all in his hands.

Also in my reflecting I ask myself a lot of tough questions, like:

- Did I grow this past year?
- Did I get better?
- Did I do my best by my family and friends and employees?
- Was I good to myself?
- Did I enjoy everyday?
- Did I hold on to people and situations that didn't want to be held on to?
- Did I give all I could?
- Did I love as hard as I could no matter how scary it may have been for me?
- Did I let go of all the pain?
- Did I forgive when I was done wrong?
and
- Did I forgive myself when I did wrong?

And after asking myself all of these questions and answering them really honestly I was pleased to be able to say to myself that I had done my best. And what I realized (mostly this past year) was that living a life in fear is not living at all.

So this year, in 2008, promise to be good to yourself. Promise to love 'till it hurts and give 'till you know it's a sacrifice. That's what I'm going to try to do this year. Anybody want to join me? (smile). I promise you that if you start out this year doing these things then by the end of '08 these things will have found their way back into your life as well. You reap what you sow. People always say that in the negative but it is so in the positive as well. If you sow "Good" then when your harvest comes it will be nothing but "Good". SO . . . May God bless you real good.