The First Day of the Year

It's the first day of the year and celebrations continue. We all want to start the year right and do the right decisions for the rest of the year. Maybe a simple thanksgiving prayer would be the best thing for us to do at the moment. The past year may had been a good or bad year for us, but still we have a lot of things to be grateful about. And let's not forget to say a little prayer for the people down South. It's a little bit hard to celebrate and eat good food when you know some people are suffering. Let's all hope and pray for a better year. 

Time for New Beginnings

"This is a time for reflection as well as celebration.

As you look back on the past year and all that has taken place in your life,

Remember each experience for the good that has come of it

    and for the knowledge you have gained.

Remember the efforts you have made and the goals you have reached.

Remember the love you have shared and the happiness you have brought.

Remember the laughter, the joy, the hard work, and the tears.

And as you reflect on the past year, also be thinking of the new one to come.

Because most importantly, this is a time of new beginnings

    and the celebration of life."

By : Taylor Addison, Blue Mountain Arts, 1989