Tuesday, January 1, 2013

New Year's Day

Today is New Year's day! The traditions of New Year's Day are many. Most can be considered pure superstition, but the idea that you should keep in good spirits and have hope for the future just it isn't something that should be abandoned as nonsense. As the famous Catholic Bishop, Óscar Romero once said, “Hope is not resignation; it is a commitment to continue to struggle.”

On this, the first day of the Gregorian calendar, we should take time to train ourselves to not let minor problems in life overwhelm us. We should take note of the things that give us hope, and why hope itself is so important to us. And we can treat it as a fresh start, clearing our minds as much as possible, readying ourselves for the future. Doing all of these things once a year isn't nearly enough, but New Year's Day is the perfect time for us to do it all together!

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