"And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been."--Rainer Maria Rilke

 

Repeat after me: I am about to walk into the greatest year of my life.

Louisa May Alcott

“I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.”

Robert Burns, “Auld Lang Syne”

“We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne [for old time's sake].”

Dr. Seuss

"You’ll never get bored when you try something new. There’s really no limit to what you can do."

Anne Frank

“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet.”

William E. Vaughn

"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves."

The ground is hard,
As hard as stone.
The year is old,
The birds are flown.

And yet the world,
In its distress,
Displays a certain
Loveliness–

John Updike

Happy 2024!

(daily ex. 2 walks=4.7 miles, slow pm jog 4.3 miles, total miles run/walked this year 2009.6 miles, 13.4 short of my goal of 2023 miles.  I'll do better next year)