I spent some time during the holidays checking out how people either crave new situations, or are almost addicted to repeating patterns from the past – New Year’s Eve is a perfect example. We were on a plane from San Francisco to Albuquerque. I could feel a sense of anticipation as we walked through the mostly empty concourse on our way to the car.
As we moved from passenger only, to the meet and greet side, I heard a lovely woman greet her husband? lover? With “I was afraid you would not get here till after the New Year started.” They still had half an hour till the bells would toll and fireworks began. I wondered if this could really make a difference for their relationship.
Then I noticed I was getting anxious. Our luggage was first off and we got the car quickly. Yet, we still would have been too late for the global peace meditation we wanted to join. So, we got in the car for the hour drive to our home outside of Santa Fe.
Interesting how patterns work. At ten before the witching hour of twelve, we started the countdown. And as the few early fireworks began to light the sky with the full blue moon as background, we pulled over to the side of the road for the hearty ritual of a goodbye kiss to 2009 and a welcoming glad you are here kiss for 2010. It felt good, and in some far corner of my mind, it really did make a difference.
There is a saying that the way you enter the New Year will determine how the year will be. I sure hope it is true. What a great beginning of 2010, acknowledging each other under a starry New Mexico sky with the added benefit of red, gold and silver fireworks.
Hope you also had a moment of beauty and joy as 2010 came to give hope for new beginnings. Some patterns of behavior are worth keeping. Being with a loved one at the stroke of twelve and having even a momentary ritual of appreciation is perfect.
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