With the end-of-year approaching and a new one beginning, it’s time to reflect on what has happened and what we hope to accomplish in the months to come.
Some of you may have set resolutions and goals for the new year.
Are you someone who makes resolutions at the start of every year?
If so, how many times have you kept them?
Even though breaking old habits and changing to new ones can be challenging, it’s not impossible.
It’s something I’m doing right now.
However, we need to clear out the old stuff first, both physically and mentally.
It’s always exciting to start fresh with a blank page, and the New Year is the perfect opportunity to do just that.
And So say…
Goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022!
An empty page just waiting for your dreams and aspirations awaits you as you embark on a new adventure.
It’s always exciting to start fresh with a blank page, and the New Year is the perfect opportunity to do just that.
As the old year fades away and a fresh one begins, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what you want to achieve in the coming months.
So let’s decide what we want to accomplish in 2022, whether it’s a change in our careers or personal lives.
My life is a journey of letting go of things that no longer serve me and finding new opportunities.
Are you with me? Let’s do this together!
Here are some Classic Poems for the New Year you might find interesting.
There are many poems about the new year written by diverse writers.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, “The Year” (1910)
Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s “The Year” is a perfect New Year’s Eve poem we should memorize.
This song is short and rhythmic, capturing our feelings and time passing.
What we can say in New Year rhymes,
That’s not been said a thousand times?
The new years come, the old years go,
We know we dream; we dream, we know.
We rise laughing with the light,
We lie down weeping with the night.
We hug the world until it stings,
We cursed it then and sighed for wings.
We live, we love, we woo, we wed,
We wreathe our brides; we sheet our dead.
We laugh, weep; we hope, we fear,
And that’s the burden of the year.
Helen Hunt Jackson, “New Year’s Morning” (1892)
Helen Hunt Jackson’s poem, “New Year’s Morning,” discusses how each morning can be New Year’s since it’s only one night.
It ends with: “This is a wonderful piece of inspirational prose.”
Only a night from old to new;
Only a sleep from night to morn.
The new is but the old come true;
Each sunrise sees a new year born.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Death of the Old Year” (1842)
The first stanza ends with four poignant lines:
Old year, you must not die;
You came to us so readily,
You lived with us so steadily,
Old year, you shall not die.
Auld Lang Syne…By Robert Burns
Auld Lang Syne was written by Burns in 1788, but it was not published until shortly after his death in 1796.
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Should auld acquaintance 8be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup!
and surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pou’d the gowans fine;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
sin’ auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,
frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin’ auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand,
my trusty fiere!
And gie’s a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak’ a right gude-willie waught,
for auld lang syne.
My best wishes for a prosperous new year despite the challenges you face. Although we wish things were different, we hope we can visit you.
We hope that the new year brings your family much happiness and prosperity and that in time the world will be a safe place again.
Take care of yourselves and see you on Zoom soon!
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