Well here we are. Life has taken us to the end of another calendar year. At this time a lot of tv stations are throwing out New Year countdown comedies, or talk shows that look back on the events of the year. When I was a kid I always thought New Years was kind of pointless - fun, but pointless. I mean afterall, we made up what a calendar year is anyway; it's not as if the world is somehow advancing to a new stage or beginning. Even we don't go on to new beginnings - seriously, how many of you actually succeed in following your New Year's resolutions? If you follow up on them for more than a month I applaud you; mine usually last half a week at best. But as I got older I realized something great about New Years: we look back and remember; and when we look back and remember, we might just learn something useful that will affect how we live from then on.
Okay, maybe that's a bit philosophical, but it's true. The news will remind us of all the bad things that happened (though when we live in comfort, we often forget that they still ARE happening - just because the earth stopped shaking in Haiti doesn't mean we should forget about aid); but also we look back on the good. Reminders of how to improve, and reminders of what was done right.
Personally, I am very excited for the New Year, because I am going to be doing a Lucy Maud Montgomery feature, among other things, on this blog!!! My favourite Canadian author EVER. So stay tuned. :) And also, 2011 means I am that much closer to finishing school, a place I have been regualry frequenting for the last 15 years.
I want to wish you all a very happy New Years. Please be happy, please be safe, and please focus on all the good that you can bring into 2011.
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