God is a concept,
By which we can measure,
Our pain,
I’ll say it again,
God is a concept,
By which we can measure,
Our pain,
I don’t believe in magic,
I don’t believe in I-ching,
I don’t believe in bible,
I don’t believe in tarot,
I don’t believe in Hitler,
I don’t believe in Jesus,
I don’t believe in Kennedy,
I don’t believe in Buddha,
I don’t believe in mantra,
I don’t believe in Gita,
I don’t believe in yoga,
I don’t believe in kings,
I don’t believe in Elvis,
I don’t believe in Zimmerman,
I don’t believe in Beatles,
I just believe in me,
Marica and me,
And that’s reality. — John Lennon (mostly – sorry, John)

When we started Fresh New Day about a year or so ago, I just had lots of high hopes and dreams. I didn’t believe a whole lot of any thing back then. Things worked out different – better in some ways, worse in others. We reached out and found other people – new ideas and new friends. Wonderful and very worthwhile.

Thank you one and all.

Manifesto
01. Every day is a fresh new day.
20. Every day say thank you.
49. Every day is a good day.

One day you’ll look to see I’ve gone
For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun
Some day you’ll know I was the one
But tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun — Lennon/McCartney

I spent some time in Oslo one winter. It was not a good time in my life, although the winter and the Oslo parts were not at fault. Days spent alone reflecting on where to from here were punctuated with one audio tape. A compilation of Beatles songs, including the one the above words were taken from. So here’s this homesick kiwi kid holed up in the -20 celsius winter wonderland, longing for the sun.

Fast forward a decade or two or more and here’s this homesick kiwi kid holed up in the 11-13 celsius summer winter wonderland, longing for the sun. And then, there it is arching and leaping amongst the early morning leaves. I think we – me – the plants – we – just wanted to cancel whatever else was even slightly considered and just follow the sun.

Manifesto
05. Every day is now. The present moment.
28. Every day you will be tested.
48. Every day there are things you can’t change. You can change the way you think about them and deal with them.