Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!

• Quote: William Arthur Ward, an American author and scholar.
• Photo: Timur Emeka. Two women toasting as fireworks explode during an outside party in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district to celebrate the New Year 2010. This image is from Boston.com’s wonderful The Big Picture blog. Go check out the whole entry, Welcoming 2010, and its 38 photos of New Years celebrations from around the world!