For all my adult life, the time around year change has been the most meaningful for me of all annual celebrations. I can feel the different energy and I use it as a fuel to propel me towards a year of brand new possibilities. I reflect and I project. I create visions in my mind, weigh them, infuse them with intention, plant them, care for them and return to see at the end of the year what grew of them. I do this in writing, in a special annual journal in which I only write at this time of year, and have done for the past 19 years. Unless one has a clearly defined goal, it is impossible to aim accurately. I’m so excited about the year ahead because I feel I’ve managed to focus my direction in a very purposeful way which creates a lot of enthusiasm to get started. Creative times ahead!

I enjoyed photographing these fireworks on the first minutes of 2010. The abstract compositions of colour and light sparked my mind off on new paths of creative projects and endeavours. They will also remind me of the beauty of staying focused on my path, to enjoy the journey and to always marvel at the details. For the wondrous whole is all about the perfect balance and interplay of the minutest details. Each detail contributes to the big creation, each tiny step takes me closer to my goal. (Jan10)