Farewell 2010
Friday, December 31, 2010 at 6:30AM
Steve in 2010, New Year, SMB, snow

Last day of 2010.

Time to look back, to look forward.  Time to sum up the year's events, either personally or professionally, and to assess the prospects for the coming year.  Despite the change in calendar affording none of us sudden and remarkable new perspective or insight.

I suppose for me, like many, 2010 was not the best year, certainly not one that played out as expected or desired. But I am not sure that it is really all that important or necessary to sort it all out, to evaluate or interpret the events that transpired within the boundary of an artificial construct of the calendar.

I think sometimes we do ourselves a disservice with the need to summarize, to compartmentalize, to decode the events, relationships, or desires of our lives using externally devised deadlines.

Sure, it is the last day of 2010. But today, I am not sure I want to attempt to decipher 2010 and plan 2011.

Today I think I want to watch the snow fall. (Email and RSS subscribers may need to click through)

For the folks that have spent some time here in 2010, I offer my sincere thanks. I am very appreciative and grateful that you have decided to spend some of your valuable energy and attention here with me. 

I wish you a 2011 that is everything you dream it will be.

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