The New Year- Hopes and Fears

I will admit that usually the New Year thing is done earlier than Jan. 4th. So have I been procrastinating? Perhaps. I would rather you believed that I was taking time to think things through before posting my thoughts. Yeah, that's it for sure!

I sub titled this Hopes and Fears. I usually am better at thinking of fears than hopes. My New Year's resolution is to concentrate on the Hopes part of life, rather than on the more negative aspects. I realize that New Year's resolutions are usually broken, often the same day they are made. But I will try. The first of the Hopeful things of the New Year.

I hope that the war in Iraq will wind down, and the troops doing that thankless job will be able to come back home. I am Hopeful that Mr Obama has an exit strategy. Perhaps this episode will soon become history, and the historians can sort out what all happened.

I hope that Mr Obama can indeed start a new era of American Politics. That 'politics as usual' will become a thing of the past. I hope that this brave new era will be far more successful than those of the past.

I hope that Lori and I can remain healthy. I hope that the effects aging keep there distance. I hope that Lori's knee continues to do well. I would like to say that I still feel like I did when I was 20. I probably do not remember how I felt at 20. But I do feel pretty darn good.

I hope that music remains a big part of my (our) life. It has brought us so much happiness. I hope we can continue to share our music and that happiness with many people. We intend to do just that!

I hope Spring comes soon! I hope that the rest of Winter is Mild!

Fears- oh my...They mostly drift around the things that I cannot control. I fear that 'politics as usual' will continue. My experience indicates that it will. I cannot control the weather, but then I am not going to obsess about it either. There is no point in that at all. While I remain hopeful about Mr Obama's presidency, there has not been a good president in many many years. So that remains a fear, as well. I admit to a certain amount of skepticism and cynicism.

But I want this post to be Hopeful, rather than fearful. So I am going to keep on playing music and singing. I am going to keep telling my stories to who ever listens...and even if no one does...I am going to watch the upcoming political situation hopefully...at least for the first month or so...(Whoa, Bill, back to Hopeful, now!) I am going to enjoy the life that I am living as much as I am able. I am going to continue to be thankful that Lori and I are together.

I am going to Hope!