In The Spirit ~ A Year Behind Us, And A New One to Embrace

With the new year only a few days away, I thought it would be great to open a discussion of what this day truly means.

Really, New Year's Eve is simply a celebration of the new year to come. But on some levels, it's much more than that.

When I was in my thirties, probably around the time I had my children, I saw New Year's Eve in a much different light than giving us yet another excuse to party and consume too much of the things we shouldn't be. It's an opportunity to reflect on the year past w...