Once in a Blue Moon

In this morning yoga’s class, my teacher announces that it is tradition to welcome each new year with 108 sun salutations and then asks us, “Does anybody know what we are celebrating tonight?”

I was more concerned with his previous phrase of the 108 sun salutations as I’m still quite sore from his yoga class 2 days ago. But my mother, energetically blurts out “the Blue Moon!!”

I was so surprised. I had no idea tonight was a Blue Moon and was so proud of my mother for being the only person in a class of 20 yoga devotees that knew that tonight marked a rare occasion of the Blue Moon shining down over us on New Years Eve.

Et voila! Time to skip the 108 sun salutations and pop open the champagne and toast to the Blue Moon!

Thankfully my teacher agreed to only 8 sun salutations in honor of the tradition and while trying to keep my mind off of exactly what number sun salutation we where in the middle of as I was exhausted after the second one, my mind focused on the reality that we are beginning a new decade. And so I pondered, Where will I be in 10 years? What does God have in store for me over the next 10 years? This moment in time 10 years ago, I never ever thought I would be living in New York City and publishing my diary on the internet. Amazing. And the next Blue Moon will not fall on New Years Eve again until 2028. Crazy. I’m stressing myself out as I’m trying to refine my yoga positions.

Back to today. Tonight. The end of 2009. And the beginning of 2010. As I reflect on my life over the past 364 days, there is one thing significant landmark… and that is, I did not pack or unpack one moving box. I was settled into my apartment before the end of 2008 and so far I am still living in the same apartment. But I know, that in my life, the wind does blow and it’s always a sudden and strong gust. There is no doubt in my mind that I am due for another gust of wind.. it’s only a matter of time. The only constant is change… only God knows what 2010 will bring.

All I know is that tonight I will toast the celebration of a new year, a new decade and the glimmer shining down from the Blue Moon. I’m ready. I’m excited for 2010 and what this new year and this new decade has in store. Bring it on. It’s time to pop the bubbly!