New York, New

London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off, and it must hurry to meet it. Dorothy Parker

It’s a breath of fresh air to land in New York to lead workshops after two years of lockdowns. I feel A new chapter is being written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Sarah Ban Breathnach

A change in scenery is rejuvenating on all levels and what better place to do so.  The cosmopolitan blend of cultures and backgrounds creates a heartbeat of limitless possibilities. So, I close my eyes to old ends. And open my heart to new beginnings. anon

A clean slate

A clean slate

When things aren’t working for people the end of the world seems like a good way to wipe the slate clean. Evan Galdell  Less dramatically 2020 represented not just the end of a decade but an end to habits, beliefs and paradigms. A new year, a new dawn, a new opportunity to wipe the slate clean, to start afresh leaving the past behind.

Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over. Anon except what you see in the mirror. Yes, When you first start out with something new, you're always a little uptight. Don Rickles So I invite you to begin to slow down inwardly, to take a walk in nature or linger over your coffee. To heed the advice of poets to detox and declutter our brains by daydreaming and listening to call letters from the…  universe. Juan Felipe Herrera To push aside the static to really hear the music. Steve Wynn

For What you think you become, what you feel you attract, what you imagine, you can create. Buddha  As Kenneth Kole said we define who we are each day with what we choose to wear.  Be selective, be intentional and remember, An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful. Dalai Lama

Blink and Turn the Page

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined. Nicholas Sparks

With a blink of an eye we welcome the new year illuminated by a full moon.  The last decade is memorable for royal weddings, the rise and fall of regimes, presidents and terrorists, occupy movements, Brexit, unprecedented natural disasters, civil rights successes and failures and concluding with a global pandemic. (see lists here and here)

History is memory and memory is time, emotions, and song. History is the things that stay with you. Paul Beatty. We live within new paradigms and technology.  Our vocabulary grew, so did we -  challenges begat knowledge, adversity - creativity, strength - resilience.

Now is the time to turn the page, to turn over a new leaf. To make a fresh start by changing one's conduct or attitude for the better. Our lives are an open book filled with clean white sheets of paper waiting to be filled. The possibilities are endless. Joanne Fluke  So, Turn the page, and jump in. R. McWilliams  and let the next story begin. Suzanne Weyn

I've read the last page of the Bible, it's all going to turn out all right. Billy Graham