New Snow, New Beginning
January 1, 2008 by kvonhard
On this first day of 2008, I awoke late to a prophetic new beginning to the new year.
New snow. Just enough to cover up the old, dirty snow, the dog paw prints in the yard, and the vestiges of autumn.
Just like the new year covers up the ugliness of an old year, the new snow covers up the ugliness of the melting, dirty mush that was the old snow. The old snow, the dirt, the remnants of leaves left unraked still exist. The events of the previous year will remain with us in the same way. A new year is like new snow. It is a new beginning. A chance to have a clean beginning. A chance to start over and make changes. Eventually, the new snow will become old dirty mush. Eventually, the new year will bring its own challenges and heartaches. However, for one brief shining moment, everything is clean and fresh. It is a year of possibilities. It is a world of beauty.
May all your New Year’s Days be white.
