Monthly Archives: January 2007

‘Tis the season to be full.

I’ve gained no new weight this year — but my middle seems a bit flabbier (a concession to trying to be a look-alike to Santa!).  So over the next few weeks desserts will be lessened and hopefully weight as well.

Christmas Day brought less than “fullness”.  As we drove back from Rosetown, an hour away, we entered Kindersley later in the evening — right past the Super 8 motel.  Not a car, truck or any other vehicle in sight.  Mental note for next year — I’ll bet motels are cheap on Christmas Day!

Hospitals seem to benefit from the holidays.  Usually Boxing Day and the day after New Year’s Day.  I guess people wait until medical personnel they know are back in town. 

I understand that our hopsital’s bed’s were all taken up by patients.  As I walked the hallway today I was practicing my “queen’s wave” as I passed open doors.  The very same hospital where, in the summer, only one bed was occupied for at least a week!

I asked a group of people (about 60 0f them) yesterday to lift their hands if they made New Year’s resolutions.

Not a hand was lifted! 

Is this a case of cynicism?  Or a recognism of reality?  Is one year too long to hold onto a discipline?  Or are we all in a world where promises have been so misused and abused — we don’t want to get caught up in the hypocrisy around us?

Don’t have the answers — not even sure I have the questions! 

But there is something here that may bring back the question of sabbath.  We have turned the one day of reflection that our society allows itself each year into a non-day!  Unless we are constantly, week by week, reflecting on our lives, it’s no wonder a year end reflection and resolution time falls so flat.