Hate to be a downer, but it's just another day on the calendar to me. Harry pegged it in his post, and like my daddy always said, "Every day above ground is a good day." Used to not be so cynical (though I don't really think cynical is the right word, probably closer to apathetic) about New Year's, always had great hope that the New Year would bring bigger and better things. Now I know it's not the date on the calendar (or the act of replacing an old calendar with a new one) that makes the changes, it is my own determination and effort. There was a time in my life when I was certain I would not make it to 30 years old, whether through my own reckless living or by my own hand. Once I made it through the uncertain agony of youth, I let it fall off behind me like a bad stretch of road in the rear view mirror. Now as I look forward to a natural ending to this brief moment on Earth, I set my sights on making it from birthday to birthday. It won't be long until I'll be struggling to make it to a new month, then to a new day, and finally feeling triumphant that I've even made it to lunch. One day I'll wake up dead and reap the bounty of what I've sown here on Earth. My trial at the Pearly Gates will be a long one, with many character witnesses on both sides, as well as a file of evidence stretching back a lifetime. But I feel confident I'll be blessed with a key to the gate, and walk through with my head held high into the arms of the Lord.
New Year's? Nothing more than another day in the life.......:-|