What would you do if you could? As the coming New Year 2026 is approaching it offers a time of reflection. Another year of life passes by and our tendency is to reframe our inventory. In typical fashion we move the “only if and do more”folder to the forefront. 

In Benjamin Button style if you could put a finishing glaze on your ceramic facade what parts would you smooth out first?  The front runner headline encompasses the concept of “Dreamers.” 

The last several weeks stockpiled horrific news and emphasized the state of despair the world is mired in. We try to unravel from the stranglehold and move toward a moment of hope.

So fast forward to dreams, wishes and make overs. As dreams really can come true I would bid on a breakfast with The Beatles. “The love you take is equal to the love you make.” Seriously one of the all time greatest quotes resonates loud and strong daily.

Ah! To have picked Einsteins brain for even just one hour. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” Imagine it’s possible and it is. Perhaps taken a smokey voice lesson or two from Lauren Bacall. “You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.”

I would have listened more and talked less. Worked on relationships that offered less chemistry and more of a challenge. I see now they carried lessons in disguise in people skills. High on the list would have been to do more ego building activities, honing natural abilities. More writing, perhaps lingered longer doing craft projects. In turn accepting sooner, it’s all an inside job. Softer ways and less hard ball goes further, indeed. Really walking a mile in someone else’s shoes, huge lesson. So let’s add a spoonful of sugar to help swallow our pride and make it a blessed New Year. “We’ll drink a cup of kindness yet. For the sake of Auld lang syne.“