Ponderings…What lies ahead

The new year is approaching. There really isn't an actual barrier between this year and next year – we wake up like it's any ordinary day, but it feels different, somehow. “Next year” feels so far away, even if it is lying in wait, less than a week away from today. This imaginary barrier between 2024 and 2025 inspires us to change things in our lives that aren't working for us, or implement new habits and routines that we think will benefit us more. There will be good things and bad things to come in the months ahead. Such is the way of life. Without being able to control or influence the events that will come and go this next year, we can only control how we respond to them. There ar