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It is the first month of another wonderful year. And just as in the past, so too now, questions will arise, answers will be sought. It is but a sign of a healthy growth, time in progress.

There are times when things just happen…effortlessly. One wonders how? And why at other times, it is so hard, when despite all attempts, one simply feels let down, insufficient, inadequate, unable…

What is it that adds that special fuel to fire? What is it that makes the next step surer of itself? What is it that gives us that glorious miracle?

We may all empathize with this but each has to find his own answer to the riddle of the why.

But riddles always come with clues. And perhaps, one such clue resides in the sheer passion of Rilke’s poetry.

“Extinguish my eyes, I'll go on seeing you.
Seal my ears, I'll go on hearing you.
And without feet I can make my way to you,
without a mouth I can swear your name. 

Break off my arms, I'll take hold of you
with my heart as with a hand.
Stop my heart, and my brain will start to beat.
And if you consume my brain with fire,
I'll feel you burn in every drop of my blood.”

We may all perceive the clues differently. Determination. Perseverance. Sincerity. Love. Devotion. 
Whatever it may be, if it helps to set us off on a journey, that is all that matters.
Our resolution then… to seek answers to the riddles.
Some resolutions are fulfilled, others forgotten.
If we forget, remind us.
If yours are fulfilled, share them with us. And together, we will accomplish what Rilke set out to do.  

Until the next time…

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