Heroes Not Zombies

Opened the shutters, stepped outside to peg them back and saw the sunrise over my neighbour’s barn.

The sun was bright but fuzzy as a low cloud, or drifting mist, passed over its face.

And above all that a mackerel sky.

“Happy New Year” you might say a number of times today (and in the next few days) as you meet friends and family.

What else will you be doing today? Reviewing 2015? Recalling events, remembering experiences, retelling stories? Looking ahead to 2016? Making plans, resolutions, choosing what changes to make?

January is named after “Janus” – the god of two faces, one looking back, one looking forward.

Janus was the god of gateways, standing on the threshold of today. It’s good to linger a little on the threshold I think, and take your time to remember and to imagine.

Bonne Année!