In with the New, Out with the Old
Posted on January 3, 2008 - Filed Under Deep Thoughts |
Happy New Year Everyone! I cannot believe it’s already January 2008. What are we supposed to call the years from 2000 to 2019 anyway? You have the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc., but what are we supposed to say now? I must admit, although we are already 8 years in, this has never come up for me. Moving on…
On New Year’s Eve, the Travel Channel had their Cash and Treasure’s host, Kirsten Gum, hosting their Global New Year Live with scenes from all around the world and their New Year’s celebrations. In between the midnight parties she had all kinds of random geography questions and resolution lists, with the most popular being lose weight, stop smoking, and start exercising. What caught my attention was that the women listed be a nicer person as one of their top 5, which I find interesting. Either these women are pretty mean or they genuinely see being a nicer person as a way to make the world nicer. Even with some happiness in 2007, it was really a tough year for many people I have spoken to. Many feel a constant sadness from the war and I agree it’s really taking a toll. I can’t even imagine what our soldiers and their families are going through, but i’m sure it’s one of the toughest things they’ve ever done, and we need to bring them home. So what does this have to do with being nice? I think a huge percentage of being nice is being tolerant. Realizing that people you do not like are connected you in a cosmic sense can lessen the knee-jerk reaction to lash out at them. I know an eye for an eye often seems like the necessary solution, but for the new year, my act of niceness will be to turn the other cheek and be the light that I want to see in others. Wow, how realistic is this, right? Especially when you live in an area where people can’t seem to even grasp the concept of making room for everyone on a sidewalk (insert story of man knocking me onto ground in Old Town). Well, let’s try it and see what happens. If someone wrongs us, we’ll tell them. If they don’t care, we’ll move on. If a neighbor’s child enjoys stomping through the house every day, then we’ll feel less guilty about the loud music we play at night, but at least we’re not creeping into the neighbor’s back yard at night and taking their toys to make it all even, right?
Namaste.
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