Well, here it is, Chinese New Year's Eve. What are you doing this evening? Are you doing something incredibly exciting? Or are you just relaxing and enjoying yourself. This is the last day of the year of the Ox, and tomorrow is the first day of the year of the Tiger. The Chinese New Year is a celebration of the coming of Spring among other things, and although personally I like winter, I will be glad to see Spring arrive. In Spring everything starts turning green, the birds sing with happiness, or so I imagine, and people seem friendlier as well as somehow more attractive (I hope I don't have to explain that one to you). The world just seems to be a much more pleasant place. We all know the world can sometimes be a hard and cold place. Bad things can happen to good people, good things sometimes seem to happen to bad people. But as my friend Hui Ling has written, our "mind is the leader". Our thinking affects how we live and the course of our lives. If we expect good things to happen, they might not always, but they just might more often than not. Generally, if we expect bad things to happen, they do. Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. Being the beginning of a new year by the Chinese calendar, it is appropriate to wish and hope for good things for our families, friends, and for ourselves. So, for all of you, I wish health, long life, that you be surrounded with love, and of course, may much wealth finds its way into your pockets. Chun Jie Kuai Le! (Happy New year!)