2013

Another year. The young look ahead breathlessly at the potential for improving their lives. The old look ahead with some trepidation at their need to maintain their lives. 

Practice deflates the importance of calendar changes. An established daily practice eliminates the need for seasonal resolutions. Fad diets are unnecessary. 

One point of having and maintaining a daily practice is liberation from the seasonal and accidental happenstances of life. Creating a daily routine of mindful health promotion and compassion for beings in my environment supersedes the conventions of the calendar. 

I hope 2013 marks a continuation of healthy daily practice for those who follow that path. For those who have yet to develop a personal practice, I hope 2013 marks the beginning of that process. For all human beings and our wonderful planet, I hope for greater health, greater peace and greater joy.