new year's

It is a new year and time for new opportunities to make a difference in this world.
A time to resist what and who are wrong , and fiercely support what and who are doing right.
Every day can bring new discoveries and new open doors - every day can be new year's day.
Time for reflection and legacy. Reflect on what has gone before and resolve to build upon the good and resist the bad. To make amends for past misdeeds and faulty thinking.To celebrate when we got it right.
In the midst of our looking back in amazement and regret at what was done by our ancestors, it is good for us also to examine what we are currently doing now that if not corrected will be viewed with regret by our descendants.  The errors in the past often occurred because nobody thought to or had courage to question them. We need to examine our assumptions and current common practices to see if there are errors, hidden prejudices, group labels. We are all capable of indifference and faulty assumptions and just going along to get along. We all have moments of blindness to others' pain.

Let us resolve to be open eyed, open eared, open hearted  to all, not just to those who look, speak, or worship like we do. Let us resolve to remember that we are citizens of one world, not just one country, that everyone on this planet is our brother or sister, and that as John Donne said, "no man is an island' .....Let us resolve to help 'the least of these" and help all rise.

I resolve to share more reflections and legacy tips as we travel through this year.  It is time for us who have been around here a long time to reflect on what we have learned and leave a legacy for those who come after so that we can build a better world.

Hopefully,
Bob