stop and start

In a few hours, 2006 will die and 2007 will be born. That is the way of the world. Tonight we celebrate both the death and the birth. We celebrate what we have had for the last 365 days, possibly if they are anything like mine, a good many days that are so-so, days that tumble over each other not so different from the one that just passed -- busy, not-so-busy, lazy, not-so-lazy, sad, not-so-sad, happy, not-so-happy. But the rhythm of those days and nights hums with a desperation for life -- life that is seeking its own fulfillment. And because of family and friends and once in a while strangers, the hunger is satisfied, the thirst is quenched, the weariness goes away. So tonight we give thanks for those past 365 days and welcome the next subset of time, thankful for the togetherness, for the love, for the attention, for the time. Thank you. -- Veronica