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No resolutions this year. Too maddening. I always break them, so I try to think up ones that I won’t break. And then I still break them.

So this year, a little different. I was thinking about all of the good things that I wish for my girls, and for the world, generally, and thought that the Dixie Chicks summed it up kind of nicely in their song, “I Hope” performed during Shelter From The Storm Hurricane Relief telethon. It’s written by the Chicks themselves (Emily Robison, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines) and Keb Mo (you can visit the Chicks’ web site here to find out where you can download the song; proceeds benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina):

Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say
Thou shall not kill
I don’t wanna hear nothing else, about killing
And that it’s God’s will

Our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They’re gonna be like us
So let’s learn from our history
And do it differently
I hope
For more love, more joy and laughter
I hope
We’ll have more than we’ll ever need
I hope
We’ll have more happy ever after
I hope
We can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all the pain and misery
I hope
I hope

Oh Rosie, her man he gets too rough
That all she can say, is he’s a good man
He don’t mean no harm
He was just brought up that way

But our children are watching us
They put their trust in us
They’re gonna be like us
It’s okay for us to disagree
We can work it out lovingly
I hope
More love, more joy and laughter
I hope
You’ll have more than you’ll ever need
I hope
You’ll have more happy ever after
I hope
You can all live more fearlessly
And you can lose all your pain and misery
I hope
I hope

There must be a way to change what’s going on
No I don’t have all the answers
I hope
For more love, more joy and laughter
I hope
You’ll have more than you’ll ever need
I hope
There’ll be more happy ever after
I hope
We can all live more fearlessly
And we can lose all our pain and misery
I hope
I hope
I hope
I hope
I hope

So, I wish for all of you lots of love, joy and laughter for the coming year. Kiss your children (and your pets!) and let them know that you love them.

And to those of you who have families in the military - let’s hope that this is the year that this madness ends and our loved ones come home.

I miss you, T. Be safe.

Peace. And here’s hoping that each of you have a terrific 2006 - may it be the best ever.

December 31st, 2005 | Category: Holidays, Music | Subscribe to comments | You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed