A new year, the glimmer of new light We have seen the sun set on 2008 and are greeting in 2009! Some with parties, some with small gatherings, some in quiet reflection. So much to celebrate, both past and future! New Year is quite a unique time of the year, a time to place our [...]
And the clock struck twelve … And so the clock strikes twelve acknowledging the passing of time from one year into another. With the increasing value people are placing in technology, I recently was part of a debate on whether technology should be blamed in part or in full for the problems society is facing [...]
Getting in from the cold It’s come around quickly again! Tomorrow will be the start of another new year. I am sat here, at my computer, on New Year’s Eve composing my new year’s message with little idea of what I should write about! The weather outside is as dull as ever for Christmas weather; [...]
The rising of a new dawn … A new dawn? A fresh start? A new era? The more I contemplate the idea of the dawning of a new year, I find myself questioning it’s relevance. What is so special about a new year? What is the importance of recognising another year passing into the history [...]
2003 embraces us all …… It’s yet again that time of year! We’ve just had Christmas and we are now embracing a new year! It’s a surreal time of year, or at least it just seems that way. We’ve just celebrated the festival of Christmas and now that seems to be forgotten and now we’re [...]
A new year dawns upon us …… Another year has passed and another year dawns. What does this symbolise for us? Is it that we are another year older or that 2001 seemed shorter than any other previous year? Does it symbolise a new beginning or some means of having a fresh start? To each [...]