Power

Happy New Year! What is so great about this man-made point in time? The earth does not shift on its axis, nor do the stars in the sky shine any brighter. As far as I know the tides still go in and out with a fair amount of regularity and the sun still comes up in the east. I’ll bet there are even places where they have no idea this event even occurred.

But not here. Here, checks are late, business is held up and slower than I can believe. Emails lie waiting in cyber bins for people to get ready for this new year, as if it had to be fed, groomed and educated before it is ready to assume its rightful place on the throne.

Of course, fiscally, it is important. Uncle Sam is now entitled to another big chunk of my meager little pile of money and without a way to mark off time, how could the big insurance companies and little flower shops stay in business and know when to send us bills?

As you can see, I was fairly stressed out by all the hold ups this week, but I’ll get over it. Today everything started to settle back into place. In fact some things are better than ever. According to one friend, a mutual friend is, “About the best he's ever sounded with me over the phone.”

But, that is not because we just celebrated a happy new year. It is because of that age old thing that’s been around since way before people counted time. And do you want to know what that is?

Love! That wonderful rush that comes when we find a special someone. Love! That amazing thing that wraps around us when we are surrounded by family and friends. That beautiful be all and have all knowledge that all is right with the world and we will not be cold, or hungry, or thrown out on the street because people care, really care about us.

You can’t count that, or store it up in bank vaults, or print it out on calendars, but it sure is powerful.