Happy Holidays

The holidays are a time to reflect. We encounter a new planet, an untread world. We reconfirm a president but face a potential fiscal disaster. We confront the behemoth of health care. We live in a world marred with civil war, shootings, tragedy. A hurricane reminds us of the strength and power of nature. We celebrate the Olympics. We have a great deal to be thankful for, and a great deal more to do to make the world a safer, more beautiful, more loving place.

Image of Christmas tree display at the Galeries Lafayette, Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris shown under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License, from Wikipedia.