The new year has started. 2007 is old and gone and 2008 is new and before us. In reality, time is simply a way of dividing things up, it’s a bucket we use to contain parts of our lives. Yet, it feels like there is this vast opportunity in front of me that is 2008. Why in the world would this be? There are always 365 new days in front of me, granted not all labeled with the same variable called year. It is pretty arbitrary but we’ve gotten so used to this that a new year singles a new beginning. How about starting your new year tomorrow? How about we start each and every day like it is a new year, a new opportunity? This can add a sense of freshness, of adventure to our lives. Might be worth trying, huh? Maybe that’s what Buddhists call Beginner’s Mind…