So what do we mean by this expression? “Good” means that which is positive, wholesome, health-inducing, salubrious. “Will” means something desired . “Good will” is considered to mean good wishes or intentions. “Toward men” in this day and age, is construed as meaning “toward human beings, female and male alike.”

In this holiday season what do you mean when you utter this phrase? To which people do you wish to expresses wishes of well-being, joy, hope, success and prosperity? How far does your generosity of spirit extend?

I lowered my tripod to ground, and pointed my camera lens toward top branches of these living giants. Their pinnacles formed a lofty monument to centuries of natural perfection. If these trees could talk, they would tell tales of forest dating back hundreds of years.

The sky was alive with moving cloud forms. I thought, "Maybe there will be some angel clouds to photograph today." I walked into a small clearing to get a full view of moving clouds. Suddenly I froze in my tracks, amazed at what I saw.

Upon a large boulder was a perfect angel made of snow. She posed graciously with wings spread while I photographed her from several perspectives. Her framed image would make a unique Christmas gift for a friend who collects angels.

I had witnessed again magnificent perfection of nature; its artistic forest patterns are filled with divine symbols. All of creation bares God's signature in ways we can read it.

Like a moment of compelling photographic light, every moment can bring gifts of joy and empowerment. Yet we must attend to them, and choose to see them with new eyes. Awareness allows us to see through eyes of spirit, and understand with heart.

How can we increase our level of awareness to fill our moment-to-moment experiences with more wonder and joy?