2010; the New Year has arrived in its usual way, bringing with it the start of a new decade. We can look forward to finishing another winter, and then the hope of spring, leading us to the wealth of summer and the abundance of another autumn.
Change.
Change has been the "middle name" of our Class of '65. From our first entry into Bishop Noll, all during the construction of the new wing, right through being the second class to graduate from the newly renovated high school, we have been enveloped in change.
Life is but a series of changes as we sail along our river of time either with gratitude in our hearts or with regret and sadness in our souls. We have chosen wisely or poorly and we should be getting really good at living with change. A good thing, since we all know that there is more to come. Regardless of what is yet to be, change can be a blessing - it's all in the way we see it. Here is something that might help.
On October 1, 1965, Columbia Records released a song based on Ecclesiastes 3:1 performed by The Byrds. Some know it as "TURN, TURN, TURN," or "A time for every purpose under heaven." Here are the words from the Bible. As we deal with change, it would do us well to remember.
1. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5. A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6. A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7. A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8. A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Submitted by Rima (Lapinskas) Curry
EXTRA-ORDINARY THINGS - (TO DO IN 2010)
Write a story, Bake a cake, Say you're sorry, Rub an ache.
Walk a mile, Fu-a- Kung, Force a smile, Bite your tongue.
Say a prayer, Right a wrong, Split a hair, Ping-a-Pong.
Fly a kite, Call a Truce, Learn a Rite, Chocolate Mousse!
Feed a bird, Heal a spat, Spell a word, Tilt your hat.
Pet a dog, Take a stroll, Clear a clog, Rock-and-Roll!
Save a nickel, Share a pun, Pop-a-sickle, Help a nun.
Cook some soup, Play some Bach,
Shoot some hoop, Skip a rock.
There's lot's more,
That you can do,
But I'll leave,
The rest to you!
Phil Kokandy – January, 2010
