While I don’t agree with all the ‘new year, new you’ pressure, I do find that there is something inviting about a new year, a new page, a new start. It shouldn’t be something that is forced, but it can be helpful to think about this being a fresh new year, as yet untouched, with all it’s possibilities unexplored. A bit like a blanket of fresh snow on a winter’s morning before anyone has made footprints and pawprints in it. Of course, snow melts, and so can the resolve you gather at the beginning of the year, but that’s ok, every day is a new day, sweep aside that slush and meltwater and try again. So in 2023 I’m looking forward with a hopeful slant. I’m sure there will be many things that we’ll struggle with, but there will also be joys, pleasures, and achievments to look forward to.