New Year
New Possibilites...lots! I'm excited about what it will bring. So far a lot of hard things have happened. Nationally, we're still reeling from the shooting in Arizona. Personal friends have experienced loss and illness and known much sadness...but then there is art, and coffee, and friends, and weddings that are soon, and babies have been born. And so, I am optimistic. I am happy.
I have a brand new cousin - Rosabella Anne. I just met Jamie's baby, Caraline. And recently saw Laura's baby boy, Carson. You just cannot be sad around babies.
I'm listening to President Obama's speech right now. Quite cynically, especially as he talks about education... It is the same cynicism that accompanies talk of education by any politician...but our country is important. Democracy is about the right to your own opinion, and so I'm creating a great many right now. I am touched by the tribute to U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. That's something that everyone got right! Maybe the good that will come out of this situation is putting aside pettiness, and just caring about each other and our country.
