A NEW YEAR. Full of new days. Filled with sunrises as well as sunsets. Light as well as darkness. A world full of subtlety and mystery and unanticipated blessings, as much as difficulty and unfairness and loss. It is possible to be grateful for the light and the beauty and the possibilities, while summoning strength for battles and challenges ahead. It is possible to look with wonder upon the uncountable stars in the night, to find a place to greet the dawn with a grateful heart. And to walk gently, mindfully, but resolutely upon the earth. In a world still illuminated with hope and beauty. Happy New Year, everyone.