Happy New Year! January 1, 2011 Chally It’s the start of the Gregorian year today. I hope you had an excellent 2010, readers, and will have a better 2011 still. If you celebrated, what did you get up to? And what are your hopes for this coming year?
I’m hoping to do lots of writing this year. For starters, I’m doing a monthly series on meditation. This month is about getting started with a meditation practice. Happy 2011 to all!
My partner and I had a quiet night at home. We didn’t sleep very well the night before, so the instant the ball dropped, we went to bed. As for 2011, I’ve taken on leadership positions within my Quaker Meeting, and I am looking forward to the experience. There is so much work to be done that I scarcely know how to begin. I’m about to serve on a committee where I am the only person under the age of 50.
I’m hoping to write down everything I eat and spend, in the hopes of living more deliberately. For New Year’s, we had a fondue party and played games. We also had our guests write down what they were thankful for in 2010 and their hopes for 2011…and we put them in our velvet New Year’s bag.
Happy Gregorian New Year’s, y’all. I was never one for drunken rowdy celebration, and have felt the typical celebrations around New Year’s to be way too commercial for my liking, so traditionally New Year’s eve has been a time of quiet contemplation for me. This year, I listened to a variety of music (ranging from Sleater-Kinney to Henryk Górecki and John Tavener) and prayed. For the coming year, I hope to get my life sorted a little better than it is now, make some hard decisions that must be made about medical treatment and where I’m going to get the money (I’m an USian with no health insurance and besides US health insurance doesn’t pay for trans-related health care, thanks Obama for doing *nothing* about that nor for covering any costs for women who need abortions), and I’m looking forward to being baptised this Easter.
I went on a retreat where we did meditation, journaling and breathwork. We had a bonfire and fireworks at midnight…but no alcohol! And it was still the best New Year’s I’ve ever had!
I went to a quaker boarding school in England – it was not until recently (in my 40’s) that I realised it provided me with great patience and an open mind, and not too judge too quickly. Good luck in your new role. Comrade Kevin: My partner and I had a quiet night at home. We didn’t sleep very well the night before, so the instant the ball dropped, we went to bed.As for 2011, I’ve taken on leadership positions within my Quaker Meeting, and I am looking forward to the experience. There is so much work to be done that I scarcely know how to begin. I’m about to serve on a committee where I am the only person under the age of 50. (Quote this comment?)
Happy New Year! And a Happy Birthday to Julie. WVFC’s Dr. Patricia Allen wrote about attending the New Year Eve’s service at Marble Collegiate Church – and contemplated on her resolutions.