September 20, 2005 at 11:12:34 p.m.

So, the first month of the last millennium has passed. If I can judge by the events in my life and those I hear about from my clients, it would seem that we’re in for one helleva rollercoaster ride between now and December 31, 1999. Fine. But remember, the Universe is not looking at a calendar and as far as the powers that be are concerned, this is just a blip in the ongoing cycles of development.

But there is a lot going on out there, and calendars notwithstanding, one cannot help but scratch the collective head while trying to make sense of it all. For one thing, your individual interests and your personal goals should be your primary focus. True, there are developments occuring that will have an impact on your life both for today and many days to come. But the Y2K issue has been pretty well covered; the geniuses working on cold fusion are making progress; the office of the President will end up covered in goose dung, but the country will survive; idiots will still swear that the answer to a better life is a bigger bomb; and each passing day will remind us that some very good people who have been a part of our lives, are no longer with us. In simple terms, life is apparantly going to be more complex than we could have ever imagined and if we don’t have something real to anchor ourselves to we will probably get swept out to sea.

So, more than ever you need to look into the mirror and see who is looking back at you. Do you like that person? Is that person being honest and fair with itself? Is that person putting out the effort it should or is it going along being satisfied with just surviving? One thing is certain and that is that if the end is near can you take satisfaction in having given life your best shot or, more optimistically, if the end is not near are you making an honest effort to reach down and pull out all of the wonders that you have in that bag called “you” and are using them to the fullest extent possible.

In a year fraught with so many variables and unknowns self identity is going to be essential. The scorecard will not count what you have given to others if you have given nothing to yourself. The most important hand up will be the hand you use to pull up your own boots. Perhaps there is nothing more advantageous in life than to be living at a time of crises. It brings out the best and the worst in us and allows very little space for fence-sitting. What needs to be done cannot be put off to the last day of this millennium. It needs to be done now and it needs to be done by you and for you. As it has often been said: If not now, when? If not you, who? – GT