December 31, 2006

2006 ...

... days go by, we meet people, we buy groceries.  We work, we sleep, we eat, we drink coffee, we wish for more, we strive to do better.  We wonder why some things are so damn hard, and other times we think about people who are really, really suffering and struggling and we feel lucky, soft and grateful.  And we are grateful.  (and sometimes we still forget.)

We wish we'd said something when we had the chance, and other times we wish we hadn't said it when we did.  People get sick and people get well; some don't.  Fear is sold on the news and there is plenty to go around. 

We do laundry, we hang out with our family and friends, we procrastinate.  We can't get that stupid song out of our head.  We triumph, we fail, we let people go.  We rise to challenges and we hide our heads in the sand.  We get the mail, we pay the bills, we bitch about the price of gas.  We dream, we stretch, we take out the garbage, check email, laugh and cry.  We hug the people we love. 

Deadlines loom, deadlines pass, and new ones grow in their place.  The weather's gone crazy and the ice caps are melting.  We come home at the end of a long day and get into comfy clothes, light candles, listen to music, and have a glass of wine.  We wrestle our demons, we wrestle each other.  (sometimes that wrestling stuff is fun.) 

We choose, we second guess, we choose some more, we plow forward hopefully.  We dance with the unknown even if we don't ever think about it.

Tomorrow the calendar flips and it will say 2007 but nothing else is really different.  Still, there's much to celebrate: it's the same world ... and never the same river twice. 

(happy new year)

Comments

[Marilyn]

Lovely! (Sorry it took me two weeks to get here...trying to get caught up this weekend.)

[Will]

Happy New Year to you too, Deb. I don't think I've ever heard/read the change in year put so well. Thank you for this post. And here's to a rock and roll 2007!

[maria]

Happy New Year, Deb!! It's been quite a year for you, hasn't it? So many changes. Good ones, though. :-)

Here's to another 365 days of everything you wrote above ... the whole ball of wax ... but especially health, fulfilling work, fun adventures, family, and good friends.

[Marcy]

Hey magnificent Deb -It is hard to believe 06 is almost gone - WOW it went fast. One of my highlights this year was the chance to see you last spring and get a tour of jersey - kettle corn and all. What a gift you are my friend! You've had quite the year with some pretty significant transitions - Congratulations on choosing which rivers to swim in. Wishing you a belated Happy Birthday and a very creative and fulfilling 2007. Marcy