Christmas Day a quiet day. We got up early, exchanged some gifts. Maria is so uncomfortable with Christmas, it just brings back sad and unhappy things for her. But we found a good and sweet place to go, we took a long walk, we brushed and communed with Simon and Lulu and Fanny, I herded sheep with Red.

I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas, I hope 2015 is everything you might wish it to be.

For me, Christmas is a day to feel and be lucky. I could not be richer, more fortunate, or have any greater gifts than I already have.

I am lucky to have whatever time in this world has been granted me. I am fortunate to breathe, love, think, grow and change.

I love my wife and partner, my friends, my animals, my work, my photos, I love the things the world brings me every minute.

Life is not one thing, but many things. It is light and dark, day and night, cold and warm, life and death, pain and joy, crisis and mystery. I am grateful for each one, they will all come my way, take their own turns with me, I am the smallest cog in the wheel.

I am resolved to live my life to the end, fully and with meaning. I will improve in every way I can, seek a spiritual life, a meaningful life, as free of fear, pettiness and anger as I can make it. I am as flawed as a human being can be, but grateful for life in all of its forms.

I do not look back, I do not mourn what I have lost or fear what I might lose. I celebrate what I have, right now, today. It is a good Christmas for me, I hope also for you.