HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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That was THEN. NOW, we have a fresh calendar.
Have a look at the WIKI article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011
Yes, a long backward look is a valuable exercise - but not while driving or kissing. Look back to the end of the first decade of the first millennium as measured by the somewhat wacky and politicized Gregorian calendar. Asian, Mayan and Hebrew calendars are a lot different.
This New Year marks a new year and fresh decade.
There may be appointments, events and plans marked out on your 2011 calendar. Only the passing of time will tell what really happens.
Many people begin a new year with resolutions. We did the same with the new decade 10 years ago and tried really hard to make things better as we entered the new millennium.
Look at the new year as you would a reformatted hard drive or flash card. Many things will happen without your help or concern. Other things are the direct result of your choices.
Choose LIGHT. Light is knowledge, understanding and faith. Gathering knowledge, experiencing life and encountering new people enriches and broadens your life. Light will win in the new year! Be the light in a dark room. Teach anyone who will listen and live your faith.
Choose LOVE. Love has been defined, blasted for being too vague to really handle and yet I think that it is love that is the real matter that holds the universe together. When microscopes get strong enough to get to the root of the nature of matter - the root energy (matter) at the core of everything will be little hearts and smiley faces.) It certainly holds and heals our hearts and, when shared, is the healing energy that can help others.
Choose to make a DIFFERENCE. By helping, guiding or making a difference in one life you will make a difference in your own. You can ignore pain or enter into a person's loss and support them. You can set your hands to useful work and bring stability and joy into your own life.
This last year I learned how to stand correctly so as not to bring strain and injury to my legs and back. I've been standing since 1949 and doing it wrong all the time. Need help understanding how to stand up? Let me know.
I hope to encounter people wanting to know about photography and calligraphy. Common interests are key and maybe someone will bring a new skill or interest into my life.
That can't be put on a calendar - but it would be nice if it happened early in the year. We'll just see.
BTW - my new business cards do have the handy/dandy calendar people seem to appreciate. It will be interesting to see what goes on. After all, it is a time to drop the old ball, old acorn and old pickle (New Year's traditions) and leave your hands empty to pick up something else. © tim www.timjohnsonphoto.com