New Year - The Graced Significance of Each Moment.

That moment, when translucent energy tumbles forward

in the joyful rush for the shore;

That moment when the minutes, hours, and days of the past year

bring us to the cusp of something new;

That moment when with valid sadness and grateful gladness for what is behind,

we surrender to the impulse forward and welcome whatever is next;

That moment when an ocean seeks the shore, and a wave the sand,

and when a heart relinquishes what has been in order to embrace what might be;

That moment of silence dissolving into the liquid laughter of arrival

as wave and heart celebrate the turning of the tide.

That moment - yes, that moment.

"For all that has been, thank you; for all that is to be, Yes." (Dag Hammarskjold )