I have the (perhaps funny) opportunity to celebrate the beginning of a new year multiple times each year. There is, of course, January 1st, the beginning of the calendar year, complete with little horns and dropping balls and sips of champagne. There is the beginning of the school year, perhaps the most earth-shattering new year of all, with its break from summer vacation, its set of higher expectations, and its re-introduction to tight schedules and logistical pressures.
And then there is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which started tonight. Like the other two New Years, it is full of traditions. But unlike the others, it is also full of reflection time. It is a restart button of sorts, but it is also an opportunity to reflect on what we want the restart to look like. And because it is one of three different New Years I get to observe, it is an additional opportunity to think about "getting it right."
I don't imagine that this new year will completely change how I approach life. For now, I'm just grateful for the moment--the day--to ponder it all. And to say, for one of several times this year, "Happy New Year."
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