One Busy
Guy
says
Happy
New Year!!
Another turbulent
year has drawn to a close. We Americans
found that we can easily be humbled by Mother Nature and also that
we are capable of acting with a profoundly unselfish grace.
There are so many conflicting emotions! When we look back at all the absolute craziness it's
just wonderful to be here at home and in search of a greater peace! I'm certain you won't
need me to review all those events. On the other hand, the history
of New Years Day is pretty interesting.
Janus
is the entity whose namesake is represented in January, the first
month of the year. January used to be the 11th month, but was
moved to accommodate the Gregorian calendar. With two faces (one
looking forward and the other looking back) Janus was considered
the god of gateways and portholes. Perhaps more specifically, the
God of 'hinges'. It also happens to be the name of the sixth known
satellite orbiting the planet Saturn. Curiously, January is
inhabited by the astrological sign of Capricorn of which Saturn is
considered to be the planetary ruler.
It
was believed that the very first moment of the New Year would
place into motion all the succeeding moments. Apparently that is
still popularly true. Why else would everyone party like hell at
the median
hour? That's pretty tame when compared with the
Babylonians who celebrated for 11 days. Of course, their idea of a
New Years resolution was to return borrowed farm equipment!
Robert
Burns is generally credited with writing Auld Lang Syne although
it wasn't officially published until 1796. It literally means 'the
good old, old days'... except in Gaelic. In 1886 the Valley Hunt
Club began decorating their carriages with flowers. A charming
affectation eventually leading to the Parade of Roses and to the
Rose Bowl as well way back in 1902.
Do
your self a favor. If you decide to make a new years resolution
... don't tell anyone. Folks will be pleasantly surprised to
notice a change in your behavior... if you are successful; or
they'll most likely think you're worthless and weak if you fail.
There's probably many things you didn't get around to doing last
year (personally I wanted to
repair
the
screen
porch
enclosure).
One thing I know
I'll be doing very soon is updating my home studio.
Check out my New Years Eve shoe
adventure. If I was to recommend a universal resolution for others it would
be: STOP
cutting people
off in traffic! Anyway, the New Year is here and yours to do with
as you will. So, in the words of Louis B. Mayer:
"Make it
good, make it big, and give it class!"
Wishing you a
New Year filled with meaning and joy!
Steve
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