1st January - begining?

HaPpY NeW YeaR .....2010
Its a New Day, a New Month, a New Year and a New Decade !!!

What is the deal with a New year ....
The sun sets and the sun rises just like any other .........
Its a day.... a New one ... !!!
So what is it that sets apart the 1st of Jan from any other day in the calender?
As I see it we should be Happy about the beginning of each Day of the year
Sometime back I did try wishing people a Happy New Month & a Happy New Day a few times and got weird expressions
Why?? ...I wonder.....

One thought did occur is if we set goals, targets for the year then the significance of 1st Jan of the year can mean something
(then again it could be any period i.e. month , quarter etc and could begin any day)

Some of us could choose our birthdays or say 1st of Dec or even 13 Sept for such target or goal setting. The more I think of it the less significance I see in the 1st of Jan 'mania' ......
Am happy with joy that is shared on the day but my grouse is with it not being true for other days say like 2nd Jan or a 29 Dec.
Through the year too we see ourselves saying beginning from next year i will do this or stop doing that.
There is no better time than NOW!!

On the other hand ........1st Jan .. can be seen as a universal 'milestone'
Like on a highway the milestones indicate the distance covered and distance to be covered .....
giving us a chance to plan our journey ahead i.e. speed, fuel, meal breaks and estimated time of arrival at destination. Similarly on lifes highway we need milestones ......
Yes we can set our own milestones like our birthday or anniversary for something but it helps to do it when the world is doing it on 1st Jan
New Year is a good time to see how much distance to your next stop and the route you would like to take
Pick the best memories from the year gone by and "move on"
Enjoy each day as it comes which is a New day a New beginning a New Year from that day to 365 other wonderful days

Celebrate each day as 1st of Jan and treat 1st of Jan as a any other .
God bless each one of you every morning you wake till the next morning with happiness and peace.

Happy New Decade, HaPpY NeW YeaR, Happy New Month & a Happy New Day :-)