May you get a clean bill of health from
your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your urologist, your
proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your plumber and the I.R.S.
 
May your hair, your teeth, your
face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your
triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not
rise.
 
May New Year's Eve find you seated
around the table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May you find
the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure much
more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.
May what you see in the mirror delight
you, and what others see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to forgive your
faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues.
May the telemarketers wait to make their
sales calls until you finish dinner, may the commercials on TV not be louder than the
program you have been watching, and may your check book and your budget balance - and
include generous amounts for charity.
May you remember to say "I love
you" at least once a day to your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but
not to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser or your tennis
instructor.
And may we live in a world at peace and
with the awareness of God's love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every
baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our
heart.
~Extracts from a Prayer by
Rabbi Jacob Pressman~
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