I’ve been absent for a few weeks, making my way through the holidays. I have always found the holidays to be an anomaly. The holidays are the happiest of times—you travel, make time for family, and acknowledge it’s a special time to share with special people. There is such a build up that sometimes the actual event becomes anticlimatical. I don’t know why but I am always a bit melancholy. There is a gloom or sadness that comes over me and takes a few days to shake off. This year I consciously tried to figure out where this comes from. I can only conclude that it’s the result of a bunch of stuff—probably the accumulation of Christmas over many lifetimes. Perhaps I expect too much from others. Perhaps I expect too much from myself and feel some guilt for not being everything I think I should be. At any rate, I’m glad Christmas is over and a new year is about to begin.
I love New Year’s. You can say goodbye to all the pooh pooh of the previous year and hello to all the good stuff coming in with the New Year. I’m not one for resolutions. But I always begin each year with a hope and optimism that it will absolutely be the best one yet! I never look back with regrets. I believe life is a journey and it’s up to us to enjoy the ride. Oh yes, the road can get mighty bumpy. That just makes the good times feel so much smoother. Sometimes it takes a good bump to get our attention.
So let us begin a new year together. The old has passed away. Let us pray for peace and love for all mankind. Let us maintain our faith and keep our hearts full of joy!
Peace and Love
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