2009- the year ahead
This is a reprint of a Listener article by Joanne Black, which I think sums up perfectly how we feel at the start of a New Year. I cannot think of anything to add, except Happy New Year to all, and as my friend Jilly says I wish you enough.
“New Year, like a perfect hotel room, is filled with promise. It contains everything you have not yet mucked up and every good intention that has not yet been ignored, broken or forgotten. Everything worthwhile is still possible because real life with all its disappointments, failures and tomato-sauce stains has not yet got in the way, as it inevitably will. December 31 is also a time to reflect on the year just passed (or about to). When I compare the reality of 2008 against the goals I had for it a year ago, the successes are not overwhelming. I vowed to lose weight but it didn’t happen – in fact, I added some. I also vowed to reduce household debt but added some of that, too.”. The whole article will be available on The Listener website from January 24th and is well worth a read.
