A Happy and Peaceful New Year to all Crannóggians

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In 2025 let us:

Count our blessings instead of our crosses.

Count our gains instead of our losses.

Count our joys instead of our woes.

Count our friends instead of our foes.

Count our smiles instead of our tears.

Count our courage instead of our fears.

Count our full times instead of our lean.

Count our kind deeds instead of our mean.

Count our health instead of our wealth.

Love our neighbour as much as our self.



Be Our Light for the New Year

Come, Holy Spirit,
Spirit of the Risen Christ, be with us today and always.
Be our Light, our Guide, and our Comforter.
Be our Strength, our Courage, and our Sanctifier.
May this new year be a time of deep spiritual growth for us,
A time of welcoming your graces and gifts,
A time for forgiving freely and unconditionally,
A time for growing in virtue and goodness.
Come, Holy Spirit,
Be with us today and always.

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  1. Anonymous1 January 2025 at 02:59

    Thank you for your prayers Doddles,...Cressida wishes you and everyone a Happy Year. Enjoy these pics of our New Years Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour. Evidently there were a million people watching from the shore lines. Public transport was free and doubled and NO I watched it on TV:)

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    1. Happy Jack1 January 2025 at 12:12

      Thank you, Cressie. Love and best wishes from Scotland.

      The celebrations were cancelled in Edinburgh this year!

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  2. Anonymous1 January 2025 at 03:09

    https://www.youtube.com/live/cxrr_vG8HnQ?si=dc4iv3KyRbFIAUgk
    From Cressida

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    1. Happy Jack1 January 2025 at 12:14

      Pretty spectacular!

      Here's London's:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fCHmY-d_K4

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    2. 雲水2 January 2025 at 16:22

      Paris's sound and light show on their Arch thingy was interesting.

      https://youtu.be/spRfXgeMktE

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    3. Anonymous8 January 2025 at 18:32

      雲水,
      Hmm, they certainly seem to have used some of the spookier chords! Has there been any analysis of those snail-like progression of symbols?

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  3. ParkinsonsCM2 January 2025 at 23:47

    I hate New Year, another year older, why celebrate that!!?

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    1. Happy Jack3 January 2025 at 00:48

      Well, for one thing, another year older is way better than the alternative!

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    2. Anonymous8 January 2025 at 18:11

      Parky,
      I rather agree! It's a random date, not really symbolic of anything much except the passing of time. Best wishes to you and yours.

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  4. 雲水3 January 2025 at 10:58

    In the Lunar Calendar, 2025 is the year of the Wooden Snake.

    It seems remarkably appropriate, given our current PM.

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  5. Grutchyngfysch3 January 2025 at 20:03

    Happy New Year folks

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  6. Neanderthal Èireannach6 January 2025 at 09:27

    Happy New Year everybody?

    How about this: No, ‪@LilyJay‬. Jesus DID Speak Greek. - YouTube

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x89IiT2I1Kw

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    1. Neanderthal Èireannach6 January 2025 at 16:34

      The question mark is misplaced, should have been after “this”.

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    2. Anonymous8 January 2025 at 18:34

      You've been Ron Burgundied!

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