Hogmanay Torchlight Procession in Edinburgh
I’m not into New Year’s resolutions right now because I’m thinking about Eckhart Tolle’s Power of Now, whereas resolutions are all about the power of the future. How can I live in the now and have a bunch of futures spinning around in my head?
It was breathtaking to watch the new millennium appear a decade ago as we sat in our living rooms and traveled around the globe, celebrating country by country. My friend in Australia has already greeted 2011. The soldiers in Iraq will be marking the moment at 4 pm EST as their families and friends hope that their loved ones are receiving a special meal and news of returning home soon. In Italy they will be shouting “salute “at 5 my time. An hour later in Scotland (my other favorite country) the four-day New Year’s celebration of Hogmanay will come to a climax, as lads and lassies lift their glasses saying,
Here's tae us -
Wha's like us –
Damn few –
And they're a' deid –
Mairs the pity!
That moment when New Year’s Eve becomes New Year’s Day is all about the Now. I’ll be in bed and asleep when that moment comes, but when I wake up in 2011, maybe I’ll decide to make one resolution after all. NOW!
It was breathtaking to watch the new millennium appear a decade ago as we sat in our living rooms and traveled around the globe, celebrating country by country. My friend in Australia has already greeted 2011. The soldiers in Iraq will be marking the moment at 4 pm EST as their families and friends hope that their loved ones are receiving a special meal and news of returning home soon. In Italy they will be shouting “salute “at 5 my time. An hour later in Scotland (my other favorite country) the four-day New Year’s celebration of Hogmanay will come to a climax, as lads and lassies lift their glasses saying,
Here's tae us -
Wha's like us –
Damn few –
And they're a' deid –
Mairs the pity!
That moment when New Year’s Eve becomes New Year’s Day is all about the Now. I’ll be in bed and asleep when that moment comes, but when I wake up in 2011, maybe I’ll decide to make one resolution after all. NOW!