Floating the Day Away...

happy new year(to those of us who begin our new year on january 1st. to everyone else who begins their new year elsewhere...happy january 1st).
i hope that your year begins happy, is primarily characterized by happiness, and ultimately ends happy.
'happy' is a simple word, but i'm a simple person.
i hope that you recognize that happiness comes from, in my experience:
a-being in the company of good people whom you care about and who care about you.
b-being healthy.
c-being able to express yourself through your work.
d-being able to appreciate right now, without being plagued by worry over what may or may not happen in the future.
e-being able to put things in perspective, and being able to recognize that most problems can be overcome, and most day-to-day catastrophes have a way of ultimately being seen as un-catastrophic.

so, if i were your grandmother, i'd say: 'spend time with people you care about, eat well and get some exercise, do good work, and don't worry so much. and have a happy new year.'

and even though i'm not your grandmother i hope that the sentiments expressed here are still relatively valid...
happy new year,
moby