Happy New Year!  Today is the first day of 2024.  The rolling over of the year always boggles my mind a bit.  I think about all of the firsts of the year: first cup of tea, first sunrise, first shower, first hike, first time seeing a friend.  It feels like a new beginning, a chance to start fresh.  To me this is hopeful, even amidst the struggles, violence, and war that fill our beautiful world.  

I was inspired by this NYT article by artist and author Mira Jacob about her confusion as to how humans can be in our current situation of suffering, and how we need to use our imaginations to bring us out of where we are currently.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.