Another year is almost under our belt. We can all look back and see what we had hoped to do and what we actually did. I know I didn’t get any prettier, lighter and more hair on my head… but I feel I did as much as I could…not just for me but for others. Maybe that is the way to go and not make self the center. The year starts out slow… and we think we have so much time to begin our “resolutions” and then… WHOOSH!!! It is the middle of December and we rush but then we have other things on our minds… CHRISTMAS!. HANUKKAH!... and a plethora of other celebrations. A mad dash occurs. Then we think…well…those things we didn’t or couldn’t accomplish in the last year…we might add or repeat the list for the NEW YEAR. Yup… makes sense (Laughing). In the end, we do our best to better ourselves…for us or for our family and friends. Though not perfect and the jobs was not finished, we celebrate the coming of a brand new year and feel we will continue where we left off and add more. The transition is supposed to make us feel good about ourselves and our decisions and have hopes that others will be feeling the same about themselves. Now the clock is ticking even faster and soon the ball will drop. Colored lights, confetti, cheers and the food and drink will flow. We will tip a toast to Old Man 2017 and smile expectantly to the New 2018 Baby. We have to remember where we came from and anticipate the voyage to where we are going. We hope it will be with a lasting smile and that is all we can do. We have to remember those who didn’t make the trip in the last 365 days and open to the new in the 365 days to come. To all who made the trip with me this last year… I thank you. To those that didn’t, God Bless. All we can do is hope the future is better for us all, and additional hopes to do as much as we can to make it so. So… after all of this, in a simple way… I wish you all a GREAT New Year and be careful … we have the 365 day trip to meet, yet again. Be safe.
