Happy New Year from YWB!

Photo Credit: Tai Pimputkar, Rise of the full Super Moon over the ocean at Fairfield, CT

Happy New Year from all of us at YWB!

Namaste and Season’s Greetings!

As we look forward to 2024, we may find ourselves
already clear about the path we need to take, and the direction we need to go in the new year. But life is not so clear cut. Be open to possibilities and redefine the terms we take for granted. What is love, what is a relationship, how have these may have changed over the last year/years. Life is dynamic and future events are uncertain and unknown.
In the New Year may you be happy, healthy and safe. -sipra

After A While

by Veronica A. Shoffstall

After a while you learn

the subtle difference between

holding a hand and chaining a soul

and you learn

that love doesn’t mean leaning

and company doesn’t always mean security.

And you begin to learn

that kisses aren’t contracts

and presents aren’t promises

and you begin to accept your defeats

with your head up and your eyes ahead

with the grace of woman, not the grief of a child

and you learn

to build all your roads on today

because tomorrow’s ground is

too uncertain for plans

and futures have a way of falling down

in mid-flight.

After a while you learn

that even sunshine burns

if you get too much

so you plant your own garden

and decorate your own soul

instead of waiting for someone

to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure

you really are strong

you really do have worth

and you learn

and you learn

with every goodbye, you learn

Sincerely and in peace,

sipra