Welcome to 2017

Now we are in a new year. It will be interesting to see what happens this year. There are things I hope won’t happen like has happened over the last several year.

I hope that we won’t have the shootings across the world like we did in 2015 and 2016. It would be nice to have a solution to the problem. We will have to see that is for sure. Also wars need to stop as well. It would be nice to have a year where peace happens.

Another thing would be that we treat each other with respect. This would even happen to those we don’t have friendship with. We must decide that it is important to enjoy each other’s company even though we may not have much in common. This would include religion which has been trouble for a long time. Though we may not agree in our beliefs it is important to allow each other to practice our own religion.

I know that it will be difficult for change to happen all together in one year but if we can move toward the goal a little step at a time the world will be a better place to live in.

I hope to see more of my family in 2017. It is hard because we are spread out so far between us however it is important to make the effort. Life is short not to spend time together. We must realize though our lives have to be lived the way want them too.

I realize to that those I run into now and then are not part up of my everyday life but they still have meaning in my life. Those who I grew up with as a child have so much meaning in my life. They have helped shape me into who I am today. This even speaks of the negative things that have happened in my life over the years.

Those who are friends today mean a lot to me but there is something about those from childhood. I look at my school annuals to see those I spent so much time with. What is sad though is that some of them no longer are alive. Reality is that some people die young while others have the privilege or I could say a blessing to live into old age. This does show us how important for us to enjoy every minute of life that we can with those we care a lot about.

Whatever the case is enjoy many people as you can this year of 2017. This is a good thing to do even if you only speak to them for a couple of minutes or so. On Friday I saw a woman that I grew up with on a trail in Gig Harbor. Though the time was not long I considered a really good time. We both hope to see each other again at least on the trail. A few minutes earlier a young couple said hello to me before I said hello back. I found that to be great joy in my heart. I believe people of all ages well as from different cultures can respond with a hello at the very least. So may 2017 be as wonderful for you as I hope it will be. Happy New Year!