A happy New Year! Grant that I
May bring no tear to any eye,
When this New Year in time shall end,
Let it be said I have played the friend,
Have lived and loved and labored here,
And made of it a happy year.
~Edgar Guest
With the onset of the New Year I, along with many, have searched deep within my soul.
I have looked back on the past year, sadness, angst; despair has touched my year far too often.
Yes, last year was also filled with the bright rays of laughter, happiness, and accomplishment.
But as I look to the days that now lay ahead, I am determined more than ever to take the
Words of Edgar Guest and absorb them into my life. May I bring no tear to any eyes, especially my
Own, may I at every opportunity be the best person and confidant to my friends and loved ones,
May I live each moment to the fullest of all potential, May I love to the fullest scope gifted for this
Heart, I pray that love will reach to all persons I come upon, and may every labor of mine hands and
Mind be an even superior realization than the preceding work. But most of all may I look back at this
Year that has begun, as a year that I could make a difference whether great or small… and this hope, this Prayer…
extends to you all.
I really loved this Amber, I’m just sad it took me so long to read it… I hope your 2009 goes well, and also ends that way. Good luck in your future classes<3
I’ll still be checking back here from time to time, to see if you’ve written anything new. Don’t let your muse leave you, it’s very precious and I adore seeing it.