brightlotusmoon | 2007 soon

2007 in less than an hour. A few of my friends have made an observation -- and I kind of agree -- that this isn't such an amazing event, not like other holidays. Thousands and thousands years ago a bunch of people decided that the year would begin on January first, and here we are. It could have well been April nineteenth, or December second. Why a celebration?
I know why a celebration. I know why it is a big deal (commercially, etc). But some people feel that it has no meaning other than a passage of time. No honoring a religious or spiritual figure or moment, no rituals representing millenia of magical tradition. Just millions and millions of people drinking champagne and kissing each other as the clock strikes midnight.

However, despite all this, it is still a celebration. It is our passing of time, our passing of a year as we see it, as many have seen it for years and years. That ball dropping, champagne sipped, that kiss given... it is all proof that we are still here, we exist for yet another year, that everything is still okay and will be okay, no matter what happens. That's what the New Year's Resolution is for.

Adam and I have decided to stay home, alone. No parties, no gatherings. Just the two of us, wife and husband, with a bottle of champagne that my boss gifted me. Curled up on the couch under a quilt, watching Times Square on television. I am filled with coffee and chocolate cupcakes (Adam made them).

I'm not making any resolutions. I know what I want, who I am, why I'm here. And I'll just continue, and hope it keeps getting better.