Last year and the Next year...

For last year's words 

belong to

last year's language 

and 

next year's words

await another voice.

And 

to make an end is 

to make a beginning.

                   - T. S. Eliot

Old and New

Then sing, 

young hearts that are full of cheer,

With never a thought of sorrow;

The old goes out, 

but the glad young year

Comes merrily in tomorrow

                                    - Emily Miller

Year end...

What we think, 

or what we know, 

or what we believe, 

is in the end, 

of little consequence. 

The only thing of consequence 

is 

what we do. 

-John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer (1819-1900) 

A Thought for Today

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy,
if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you,
if the simple things in nature have a message you understand,
Rejoice, for your soul is alive.
- Eleanora Duse

Thought for Today

Whenever you find yourself sad, spend time alone with nature. Go to the ocean. Go to the woods. Go to a garden. Go to a park. Breathe in the outdoors. Breathe in the peace. Breathe in the clean air that is without fears, without needs, without expectations.