So Let’s Make a New Start, and That’s the Way To My Heart

I’ve never been huge on New Year’s.  When you get down to it, the clock turning from 11:59 to midnight on December 31, is really no different than when that happens on, say April 5.  Years are real, but time is constant.  The numbering is something we made up arbitrarily (or not if you’re a Christian, please don’t send me mail).  I’ve also always been a firm believer that if you want to effect some sort of change in your life, do it whenever, don’t sit around and wait for the calendar year to flip.

This year though, things are different.   I definitely feel different somehow.

I’m good.  Things don’t bother me.  I’m less worried and I feel calmer about myself, my life, people around me.  I feel more free in a way.  I’m not trying to anticipate the future.  And I’m not naive.  I know it might not last.  But I’ll take it while I can.

I know that a lot of people, from bloggers to FB friends to those in my 3-D world have expressed a frustration with 2008 and a happiness to see it over.  It seems like for a lot of people anyway 2008 was sucktastic.  Even the Daily Show in its own mocking way referenced many people’s opinion that 2009 was a year of change and hope.  So, if you’re one of those people who couldn’t wait to kick 2008 to the curb, I hope that you too are finding some reassurance and calm in your 2009.  And that you too can say “Hey, nothing bad has happened to me this year.”