Happy New Day

Today is New Years Eve.

Flush away the past year and look forward to fresh beginnings. Looking back and seeing all the shit, it seems like a lot of people are happy to freshen up the toilet, not realizing there's a fresh batch of dung waiting for them in the coming year.

I get the concept. Have a few drinks. Enjoy a party. Put away the old clothes and look to brighter days as the new year get rung in at midnight.

But wait a minute. This is all just figurative thinking.

January 1 is no different than July 18 or March 5 or October 21.

They are all just days.

Under the thinking of figurative thinking, why aren't we celebrating every day at midnight.

Every day at the strike of 12 am brings in a new day. We can flush the day before and hope for new promises as we bring in a fresh set of 24 hours.

That would be too frequent. No one can party that much, except for my buddy Bernie.

A new year is nothing more than a fresh set of downs. Like in football, you'll either score or you'll have to kick the ball back to your opponent.

The same goes for a day.

But since we put so little value on days, we don't hold them as precious as we do years.

We only have double digit years in our lives. Days are too numerous to count, so we don't.

New Year's Day is JUST another day.

Like my grandpa told me once, everyday I'm above ground is another good day.

So instead of wishing people Happy New Years, I wish you instead "Happy New Day".