ON THE FIRST of each year, I set aside several hours for reflection before setting my goals for the year. This time of reflection is a grounding ritual I’ve come to love and rely on, as it allows me to perform a “reset.” By reset, I mean that I evaluate […]
TODAY, WE STRADDLE an invisible timeline between two calendar years, one foot raised, prepared to step into the next year. Before we do, let’s engage in a tradition — a worthy one, I think — in which take a look back at the year we’re leaving, to remind us where we […]
I LOVE THIS ARBITRARY DEMARCATION OF TIME — a line on the calendar dividing one year from the next — because it gives all of us excuse and opportunity to reflect on the past while creating intentions for our individual and collective futures. It provides us with a marker, a place […]
THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR provides an opportunity (or should I say, “excuse”) for reflection and planning. In the media, you’ll see a lot of “Top 10” and “Top 15” (for 2015) posts and news stories and movies. It’s always fun to take a look back, see where we’ve been. […]
From December 31 to January 1 is a just a flip of the calendar page from one day to the next. Nothing more. But there’s something about hanging a fresh, new calendar on the wall (pressing the forward button on your electronic calendar) — something about the number 1 — […]
