Time for the fog to clear

It's that time again, the time where we all make new promises to ourselves that this year will be better, that this will change and that will change etc. But what do we do with the person we have been shaping ourselves into for the past 12 months and the 12 months before that?

When the New Year arrives, do we forget all about what we said last year? Do we start again, making new promises to ourselves or should we carry the promises from previous years and work on them and improve them?

Perhaps it's time to clear the fog from the old, get rid of the memories that have haunted us and with the discarding of bad, painful memories perhaps we will have room for new, joyful memories. Isn't that what it's all about anyway? Starting anew? Making amends and giving ourselves a blank canvas to construct our year?

We don't need to shape ourselves into a new person, just be who we are because we all have something unique inside of us, we are all special... Perhaps New year is the time for us to see and embrace that.

"We will make a brand new start

From the pieces of our hearts

The break of day is before us"

Alter Bridge ~ Brand New Start