The earth has recently spun its way through the Winter solstice. The days have begun to lengthen, even if the change is barely perceptible. This is always a good time to reflect on the year just ending, perhaps to catch our breath for a few days before filling in next years to-do list, making resolutions, establishing goals and, maybe, putting just a few wishes on the board. This is also the time for remembering good friends, especially those with whom we haven't had as much contact as we would have liked.
We all realize that the New Year is not the blank slate we wish it were. Our troubles and challenges carry over as they are want to do. At the same time, there is nothing like a new point of view and a renewed burst of energy, a new resolve that can sometimes jolt loose a remedy where none had existed. And so, we wish you good health and good fortune for the New Year, set to begin in just a few days. And perhaps some clarity and a resurgence of determination to help you jump start a new, or dormant, ambition.
Stay well and make an extra effort to stay in touch. Believe it or not, Face book and Linked-In are good ways of contacting old friends.
And finally, a bit of tradition for those so inclined:
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
And here's a hand, my trusty friend
And gie's a hand o' thine
We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne
Listen,
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