��On this first day of the New Year, I find myself thinking about my friends. Any of you who’ve followed the blog know that I’m blessed to have some really fine people in my life. Writing a post that��catalogs��a bunch of silly resolutions strikes me as frivolous and self-indulgent. So, instead, I’d like to dedicate this post to my friends. You are all so talented and creative, so interesting, and thoughtful, and kind. I am in awe of your minds, and am deeply moved by the generosity of your spirits. I have learned from you, and laughed with you, and carry you with me every day. You have enriched my life in more ways that I can count, and I have done��my best to return the favor.

As we look ahead to 2015, a year that promises to be even more interesting, even more of an adventure than the year that just passed, I wish you good health, peace of mind, and fullness of heart. ��Most of all, I hope that you continue to live big and dream bigger. Beware of small thinkers, people who are content to live tight, narrow, circumscribed lives and insist��you do the same. Because that’s not who you are. You deserve so much more. Each of you, in your own way, has an eye for beauty, a voracious��appetite for life, and I am inspired by your relentless pursuit of it. Continue to be bold and passionate and courageous. ��Be uncompromising in your artistry. ��No matter what. And wherever you are–San Francisco or Berkeley, Santa Fe or NYC, Nashville, New Orleans, or Flat Top Mountain, know that I am thinking of you and wishing you all good things.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for everything.