The World is Coming to a Beginning!

It's been a tough year no matter who you are, no matter where you are.

Tonight we start a new year. We get a do-over, a mulligan, a  re-boot.

Don't leave everything behind in the old year.

Whatever you learned -- compassion, skills, information -- bring that with you.

You can build on it this year. 

Put differently, never rest on your laurels.  The future is not predictable. Your future may depend on things you didn't know or couldn't do last year. Learn and do them.

For example, an emergency can happen anywhere, any time. Prepare by stocking necessary goods, and also by training to be your own first responder.

Cook more, spend less on food, and get better variety and nutrition. Don't go out to eat with your friends, meet at each other's places for meals turn and turn about.
Exercise more, even if it's just staying on your feet while you cook. Take somebody with you, like your kids.
Exercise your brain: learn a language you don't know now, mess around with a musical instrument, do some painting. Get a buddy and inspire each other.
Get your sleep.
Quit sodas and other unhealthy convenience food.
Quit smoking or drugging.
Quit texting when you drive.

All of these are life savers in one way or another, and they are also quality-of-life savers.

Make a new beginning!

I'll be doing that for the next two days. 21st Century Bible Hebrew and Fact-Checking the Torah will be back next week.

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