Out with the old and in with the new. The old year, 2020, was difficult for many people. Well, surely that’s an understatement! The pandemic and political upheaval have left many people in grief, facing uncertainty, isolation, distrusting of not only the government but of other people, as well as… Read More »Remembering 2020 and the Road to 2021
The New Year has begun. As we wish each other, “Happy New Year!” we have no idea what this year will bring to us, our loved ones, and our world. Will this be a bright and shining year? Or will the year be marked by hardship and strife? While we… Read More »Toward Making It a Happy New Year
We sat at my dining room table having morning coffee. My friend came over to work on a project with me. Our conversation drifted from our work. He asked if I had plans for the New Year. I laughed and said, “We’re doing it! It’s this project.” He shook his… Read More »Our Best Selves for the New Year
If you’re like me, you live most of your life with an acute awareness of time. Minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months organize appointments, deadlines, and opportunities for routines like sharing meals or engaging in spiritual practice. Everything is governed by time. Or is it? We know that time is… Read More »Time and the New Year
I’m well aware that I’m a white man of a certain age. Like other white men in my age group in the United States, I know that because of my age it would be difficult for me to find full time employment if I left my current job. I also… Read More »2016: A Year to Move Beyond Fear
New Year’s resolutions. I almost hate to admit this publicly, but I really don’t see the point to New Year’s resolutions. How many people make resolutions? How few people keep their resolutions past the end of January? A couple years ago, I wrote about using goal theory to help succeed… Read More »A New Year and Resolutions
If you’re like me, you live most of your life with an acute awareness of time. Minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months organize appointments, deadlines, and opportunities for routines like sharing meals or engaging in spiritual practice. Everything is governed by time. Or is it? We know that time is… Read More »Time and the New Year
January 2012: it’s the start of a new year and a time to look forward to something new. In the first week of a new year, we each have certain hopes for the future. We anticipate that our lives will be somehow better than last year. We make resolutions, plan… Read More »Change and the New Year
