new year's hopes

As the year is rolling to an end, I can't help but think about 2009 and all the possibilities that are in store.  Here's a short list of my hopes:

1) Children feel a sense of security, have enough to eat, and have good access to education and health care.

2) Extreme poverty is reduced.

3) Violence is no longer an option to solve international problems.

I know these are pretty overwhelming hopes and I appear naive by writing them -- but sometimes it's nice to take a step back from all the compromises, and baby steps, and look at the big picture.

Happy New Year...

-Karyn Wingard-Manuel