2024 Happy New Year!

I do two things to celebrate the new year.

1. I pick out a word that I want to set the intention of the year going forward.

This year it's "fire."

I want to be more motivated and have more drive to do things outside of work. Mainly writing. I want to light a fire under my ass and finish projects; actually MAKE things. Complete things. Things that come from the heart, not planned and re-planned and re-planned in my head.

(St. Louis Blue) was asked, in the documentary "Ice Guardians" if he had to do it (meaning being a badass hockey enforcer*) all over again, would he? He got this misty eyed look and answered yes with "a little more fire."

I want to kick more ass this year.

2. The other is a birding tradition. For bird watchers, the first bird seen in the new year sets the tone for the year. I saw a cormorant. My mom saw a dove.

Tanya Casteel says "Once a Cormorant commits to something they are usually able to achieve it because of their resourceful behavior and willingness to embrace the unknown."

I think that the embracing the unknown has more to do with lunch than anything profound. If you have a pet (specifically a very demanding cat) you know how important lunch is.

One of my co-workers said if you walk into your house with money in your pocket you're guaranteed to have money all year. I scrounged around in my car and came up with six cents for when I got home. It's something, right?

Do you guys do anything special for the new year? Comment and let me know.

Cormorant photo by Saif Rahman on Unsplash.

Beach photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash.