The morning of New Year's Day, bleary-eyed and half-asleep, I was out walking my dog when I ran into a neighborhood kid carrying her puppy Chevy home. “Happy new year!” I said. “Did you make it to midnight?” “Yeah,” she said. “I had to help my pet snake shed his skin.” Well, that was just about the last thing I Read More
new year's resolutions
Releasing Resolutions
“Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 (NRSV) Isn’t January over yet? I started this month with so much zeal. I’d carefully chosen my word for the year Read More
My Theme for 2019: Release
The new year is deliciously pristine, isn’t it? I tend to approach the month of January the way I enter my car after one of those rare occasions when I’ve vacuumed up all the leaves, Goldfish crackers, and various detritus from the floor mats: I’m delighted by the newness, and I’m anxious about making it dirty again. Right now many of us Read More
Make Your Day (And Year!)
This December 31st I was more than ready to wave goodbye to 2017. I get the sense that many of us felt that way. From personal tragedies to political chaos, this past year was rough, to say the least. On New Year’s Eve as we toasted to 2018, I basked in the feeling of hopeful anticipation wondering what this new year might bring. Like many of Read More