Grimly Reaping for 2009
The approach of the New Year (2009) typically finds people reflecting on the year that passed and anticipating what the next one will bring. With the popular trend to propose New Year’s resolutions that most reports indicate end with dismal results a broader statement can be made about each new year. Not much changes from year to year regardless of the number of published articles presenting ‘milestones’ of a year passed. If you search the net for accounts of previous year’s milestones and place them next to each other a disappointing reference is revealed. While there may be events that viewed separately demonstrate some remarkable change of an isolated topic our overall performance in ‘modern’ civilization evolves in tiny increments not easily measured from year to year.
Just like a resolution to diet and exercise that did not result in the desired weight loss and personal fulfillment of an accomplishment our attention and discipline with other more important matters rarely meet with the success expected. The war on terror, the Middle East conflicts, corruption in government, general international tensions, economic and financial troubles, the general health and well-being of the public and life in general regularly fail to improve as each year passes. So what can we do about the dismal story being presented here today with the advent of another new year?
Maybe readers can offer some suggestions. Things being what they are, this blog author anticipates little response with the few typical exceptions. Not to be a wet blanket on anyone’s plans for the New Year but a realistic view based on past trends indicates 2009 will not be much different from other years. So again, readers are encouraged to submit comments on how we can do better than before with the approach of 2009.
Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com
December 31st, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Happy New Year hugssssssss from your friend in NYC!:)
December 31st, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Your town is going to be a little busy tonite. Happy New Year
January 1st, 2009 at 5:30 am
WOW! How to make 2009 better? The grim reaper arrived in the U.S. early - a few months ago. I think he’ll stick around for awhile. The best solution is to point our magic wands and have instant term limits and insist that all in Congress now ride a special train right out of town.
I have no answers, but want to wish you a happy, happy New Year Stanford.
Maggie @ Maggie’s Notebook
January 1st, 2009 at 5:44 am
That was an answer. Go figure, Maggie is the first to read the post and respond to the invite for proposals. Thank you, my friend. And you may have missed the just posted New Year greeting….so….
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Happy 2009