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The tradition of New Years Eve celebrations stems from old beliefs and superstitions. Noise making goes back to the ancient custom of using loud noises to drive evil spirits from a house during the times of festive celebration. Many nationalities and cultures still use noise to celebrate. America has her ratchet rattles and noise makers. [...] Continue reading Traditions Continue in 2011 So here we are in the first week of the New Year and a New Decade. Now that the celebrations are over and the resolutions made and we are back to work or school, where do we as a spiritual collective community in human form go from here? I have an answer, not THE answer, [...] Continue reading New Year Thoughts Happy New Year everybody! Continue reading Happy New Year! This is it! Tonight at midnight we all say goodbye to the old year and welcomed in the new. We’ve been celebrating endings and beginnings since ancient times. The tradition of a New Years Eve celebration stems from old beliefs and superstitions. Noise making goes back to the ancient custom of using loud noises to drive [...] Continue reading New Year’s History Some thoughts on this coming New Year. Beginnings always have an expectation. Where do we go from here? What happens next? In 2010 there is hope these hard times for so many will end with a job and a decent wage for all who seek it. The first decade of the new millennium is over [...] Continue reading Expectations It’s not that the Holiday is over that pleases me, it’s that the Christmas preparation is over. It is an exciting, wonderful, special, and a welcomed time every year, but it also nice when it’s over. The long preparations now become “put-a-ways” and clean-ups. The kids and grandkids are gone, back to their youthful playmates, [...] Continue reading It’s Over We did it! We said goodbye to the old year and welcomed in the new. We’ve been celebrating endings and beginnings since ancient times. The tradition of New Years Eve celebrations also stem from old beliefs and superstitions. Noise making goes back to the ancient custom of using loud noises to drive evil spirits from [...] Continue reading New Year Traditions And so it is a New Year day one. January 1, 2009. The celebrations are done. Some folks are not feeling too well, but so be it. A new number now influences our lives and it is a nine. Oh, how I love “nines!” Nine has a wonderful magic to it and has always been [...] Continue reading 2009 In 2009 there is hope these hard times for so many will end, not only with a job and a decent wage for all who seek it, but with a sense of financial security free from the fear of loss. The first decade of the 21st century is nearing its end and we are still [...] Continue reading Happy New Year! |
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Perspective!
At year’s end it is nice to put things into perspective. Most times it will tame the passion of arrogance. These are the rings of and the planet Saturn and little ol’ us. Have a happy and aware New Year celebration.
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