Consternatio

I wonder why it is that people look to the new year with optimism. There's no reason to think the new year will be any better than the old (see Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, subprime mortgage crisis, sinking dollar, health insurance crisis, Bush administration, etc.), yet we never fail to hope -- no, not hope, believe -- that relief, even bliss, is right around the corner. It's a little like the way everyone thinks they're going to heaven.

I've learned that new years are just that. New. And new isn't necessarily better. However, a new year is full of new days, and if you can grab a piece of bliss through the course of each day you'll likely be all right.