Maybe it is just me; and maybe I'm a bit off the edge optimistically; but something I have always been troubled by: How is it during the weeks at the end of each year we tend to live the way it seems to me we should live around the year. People tend to be kinder, give more, be less judgmental, and respect and appreciate each other more. So, perhaps this is related to the people I see during my daily or weekly pattern...not the folks that are leading our country or state or university. I'm not around these folks enough to have a sense of their ethics, their level of care for others and how it is that they engage in a community that reside in. I think of this warm, cozy feeling that we are able to conjure up in ourselves for a few weeks and I wonder, where does this come from? Where does it go after the first of the year? What can't we remain in this state of being from more than the annual "celebration of capitalism" that we tend to call Christmas. What happens to us? We kill brain cells on New Year's Eve, hunker down for three months until spring and come out as rude, selfish, jerks. It saddens me that I can see the love and kindness others have for each other, but something keeps us from doing the thing that seems to be what we are here for....loving , caring, and contributing to the care of others. What will it take? When will it click? What can I do to move this feeling into the "norm" of what we are and how we interact? Might you join me and exploring what can be collectively created?
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