Another Trip Around the Sun

Hear 'em singing Happy Birthday
Better think about the wish I made
This year gone by ain't been a piece of cake
Every day's a revolution
Pull it together and it comes undone
Just one more candle and a trip around the sun
I'm just hanging on while this old world keeps spinning
And it's good to know it's out of my control
If there's one thing that I've learned from all this living
Is that it wouldn't change a thing if I let go
No, you never see it coming
Always wind up wondering where it went
Only time will tell if it was time well spent
It's another revelation
Celebrating what I should have done
With these souvenirs of my trip around the sun
Yes, I'll make a resolution
That I'll never make another one
Just enjoy this ride on my trip around the sun
Just enjoy this ride...Until it's done
("Trip Around the Sun", Martina McBride & Jimmy Buffet)

I keep hearing this song. (For those of you who don't listen to any country music at all, it's a duet by Jimmy Buffet & Martina McBride.) Ok, so I know it points at reflections on a birthday, but it still seems poignant & significant as we start a new year--to me anyway. 2005...I'm going to venture a safe guess & say that if you're reading this, you are probably already aware that the last year has not been the sparkling highlight of my life. Really the 2 before it weren't much better--albeit for their own unique reasons. I guess if you want to get technical, I've been struggling with the "have a good year" thing since 2000. Doesn't matter if we're marking time from birthday candles to birthday candles or one new calendar to the next, I think I've got the picture now that Life doesn't play fair & it's actually rather heartless, insensitive & even downright cruel some days. Not to mention the particularly twisted sense of humor it appears to relish...*sigh*
I'm going to attempt to take the basic muse of this song & try to make it my mantra for 2005. I hope you all find some snippet in the lyrics to inspire you as the days of the new year unfold before you & whiz right by. Before we know it, we'll all be commenting on where the heck 2005 went & trying to remember to date our checks 2006. Another trip around the sun...I'm going to go for fewer regrets, alot more smiles, some laughter & kisses and knowing that the ones I love knew it all 365 days of the year...Those are the souvenirs I want from my 2005. And when all else fails & I feel my grip slipping won't someone please remind me that "it wouldn't change a thing if I let go"...
Happy New Year