What's so New about the New Year.

I have never thought of New year's day as a big important ceremony. A millenium, a century - maybe. 31st is a bigger occasion because you can look back at what good has come off the just ended year and smile. But a new year is simply the count off of another 365 days - and more. Life continues. Don't get me wrong. It's not that I dont appreciate making it into the new year, its just that I appreciate it in the same way that I do each new day. So for me shifting from 31th to 1st is as important as shifting from 30th to 31st.

But maybe whats more significant during the event is that you get to set new targets for yourself; ideally targets that follow some grand template of what your life should ultimately look like.
I personally avoid the 'stop this' or 'stop that' kind of resolutions. Those are better made when an epiphany at hand or when a perspective shifting event occurs e.g. a really serious hangover.

I prefer to make constructive resolutions. Something that I tried to achieve at some point of the previous year but failed to. Or just something entirely new and progressive. Its much better when the resolutions are connected though. The resolutions made this year will be easy to meet if they support each other. If the resolution from last year complements the one from last year then you can easily see that there is a clear direction into which your life is heading. A purpose that is more deliberate than random. A conscious choice to write the story of your life the way you want it read.

I suppose that's what a new year's day means to me - not so much a new chapter but simply a new page in my book. As far as celebrating it is concerned, I believe only time will tell. We can only wait to see what joys truly lie ahead of us in this unexpected journey.