Out of the blues...

Because it’s the start of another year, one is somehow expected to be happy, or, if one happens to be unhappy, one should pretend that that state of mind is not existent at the present time.

But who will be deceived? Apart from the general public of course, one will ultimately be deceiving oneself!

In any case, it makes absolutely no sense to give way to any contrary emotions at any time. Beginning of the year or not. And if one feels tired of all the normal things around, one can only pray, and hope for a change. The only difficulty is that, the change may be a while in coming, if one keeps doing the same old things that one always did, and one expects different results. But what can one do differently? One must think. And if need be, one must scheme. Yes, scheme!