Welcoming 2024!

Polish Mazurkas and a Polka

My usual New Year’s Eve posts have typically presented brief videos from the countries that have been in the news during the outgoing year. How exactly Vienna became so famous for its celebrations is probably a task for historians, but finding a perfect waltz and polka has sometimes been a challenge; and this year, I compromised. Another exception is that rather than putting the emphasis on the places that have made history, it is the compassion of countries admitting refugees from war zones that I wish to celebrate, starting with Poland. It has taken in around half of the fleeing Ukrainians. Since we have yet to see a safe haven for Gazans, I will start by paying homage to Poland and hope that there will be a sequel soon for residents of the Holy Land.

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Poland is famous for being the birthplace of Copernicus and Chopin. Since my New Year’s Eve posts are always musical, we can save the talk about Copernicus for when exploring the astrology for 2024. Meanwhile, I should probably share the fact that I have karmic ties with Poland going back centuries, if not longer.

Here is a little synopsis and some beautiful Chopin passages filmed at his place of birth.

The folk style:

The formal style:

. . . and now my confession. This next chap would have been my ideal dance partner when I was young. I grew up with folk dancing and can remember ribbons and red boots from at least age four. My father was, at one time, president of the California Folk Dance Federation, and I appeared on television a few times during my high school years. This story goes on for decades and should probably be shared at some point. One incident took place in Switzerland when my German publisher tried to stop the dancing saying that as a fire type, my survival instinct was weak and I needed to slow down . . . no way!

Wishing every living being on this Planet a safe and fulfilling New Year. May everyone seek peaceful resolutions of their issues, may every living plant, animal, and person enjoy safety and respect, and may we all seek to give wider expression to our soul purposes.

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