GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!!
Oh happy Day! As of January 22, 2004 we are free of the Goat year at last.
Free of the Goat year at last! On the heels of a tumultuous 2003 — filled with the Goat’s anxiety-producing losses, calamities and disasters — our old friend the dependable, problem-solving, laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank Wood Monkey propels us into a time of hope and joy.
Chinese Wood Monkeys come swinging along every sixty years, helping us clean up our messes … and, while they’re at it, they make us laugh. Monkeys keep us surprised and entertained while we improve our own lot and make life better for those who have suffered most.
The last Wood Monkey year was 1944. WWII was booming to a halt. People all over the globe were beginning to smile again, promise returned to the lives of millions of starving, displaced, lonely or lost souls. Such is the way of a Wood Monkey year.
The year 2004 will lead us out of dark tunnels into the clear light of day. We will, once again, be able to plan and succeed with projects, cultivate luscious crops, give generously of love, experience thrilling passion, reconcile with enemies, understand oddball neighbors and irascible in-laws. In Monkey years, anything can happen. And most of it will be good.
In 2004:
lonesome singles will finally find their soulmates
destitute investors can expect to discover gold in the deepest, emptiest pockets of their portfolios
couples on the verge of divorce will suddenly reconcile
narrow-minded people will open their hearts to tolerance
second class citizens will go to the front of the class
arrogant politicians will get what they deserve
Get ready. The Wood Monkey will stay around until February 8, 2005. During his reign, previously barren efforts will bear fruit, families will thrive and our chubbiest children will surrender junk food for healthy meals. In obedience to the Merry Monkey, even the weather will grow sunnier.
May your house be safe from Tigers and your picnics free of ants.
-rose |
