Well, it's back to routine ....and for many, back to school. There's a mad scrambling in the supermarkets of kids of all sizes dashing about the isles, grabbing school necessities before stocks are exhausted. Supermarket staff sweat to replenish shelves in the thong of dashing little figures followed by desperate-looking parents pushing trolleys.
"Are you SURE you need that," comes the plaintive voice from the trolley, "or do you just want it?" Then the bright little face darkens in prospective disappointment as it mulls over the question. Negotiations and compromises follow.
While the parents look unquestionably desperate, those eager little faces reflect the light of hope and excitement they feel at the prospect of a fresh start and the determination of better things for the year ahead. I wish them well ... every single one of them.
Meanwhile, in the adult world, although petrol prices are coming down, the general prices that went up because of previous petrol-price hikes have done nothing to follow suit. Regardless of the decreases in fuel costs, prices dig in their heels and wait for the next fuel increases, when they can yell "UNFAIR" and shoot up even further.
I wish that we could feel the enthusiasm of youthful hopes in fresh beginnings, but for most of us the hangover of the past year tends to send us into the new one holding our heads and wondering when it is all going to stop or get better!
I guess "getting better" doesn't happen by chance. It takes positive action on our parts to improve situations - so here's wishing us all the positive strength to meet the challenges and MAKE our children's new year a better place to be.
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