Yesterday was the shortest day of the year--it was also touted as the longest night of the year. Hmm. Which one is the most positive outlook? I guess, like everything else, it is in the eye of the beholder. According many "doomsday" people, this is the last year of the world. There will be "a final event that includes a solar shift, a Venus transit and violent earthquakes." It all ends on December 21, 2012. This idea started because of the Mayan prediction (stated above) and the Mayan calendar ends on that day. According to ABC News website, "In southern Mexico, the heart of Maya territory, a yearlong celebration is planned." I love that idea! Let's celebrate life all year.
They are "selling the date, the Winter Solstice in the coming year, as a time of renewal, [because] many archeologists argue that the 2012 reference on a 1,300-year-old stone tablet only marks the end of a cycle in the Mayan calendar. 'The world will not end. It is an era,' said Yeanet Zaldo, a tourism spokeswoman for the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo, home to Cancun. 'For us, it is a message of hope.'” Even better! Renewal, hope,
and celebrating--I think 2012 will be my kind of year.
