January 28  2016  79

ON THE MIND
As we settle in on the New Year, it
s time 
to really think about the changes we want 
to make this year. I hear people talk inces-
santly about weight loss and kicking bad 
habits, making more money, a new exercise 
regimen, making amends with 
those we have wronged, etc.
I hear it all, all the things 
we want to do that we didn
t 
accomplish in 2015. You know, 
kind of like a tally of all the 
wrongs and screw-ups and mis-
takes and blunders. 
Your very own personalized 
self-deprecation report card 
where you can be the Simon 
Cowell of your own character.
Excellent. 
Anyone who knows me knows that I 
have a real issue with endings. In fact, I 
quote Shel Silverstein so often, you
d think 
he was a member of my immediate family.
There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part.
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.
So for me, if you combine the ending of 
one year and sprinkle that sundae with all 
the things I need to work on  you might 
as well wrap me in a blanket and put me 
to bed because it is very depressing. 
I usually cry every year when the clock 
strikes 12. No matter whom I
m with, 
what I
m doing or how happy I am  I 
still tend to cry. 
I cry because I
m nostalgic, superstitious 
and, of course, reflective. I am not crying 
because I am so disappointed with myself. 
I cry because when the New Year rings 
in, I realize more than ever how Father 
Time never stops for anyone or anything. 
And for that brief moment when the 
countdown begins, I become more con-
scious than ever of just one thing.
Time.
How time has aged my parents, my chil-
dren, me, my friends, the people I love. 
I cry because I want just one thing each 
year  for the people I love so deeply and 
dearly to just stay healthy and safe. 
I am able to say each year, wholeheart-
edly, that those I love know they are loved 
 always. I never get off the phone with-
out telling them, I love you.
 
I have a new way of looking at the New 
Year. I think we should reflect back at 2015 
and see all the things that we did that were 
actually right  the things that we are 
proud of, the progress that we
ve made, the 
friendships that we have maintained, the 
accomplishments of our children, our new 

relationships that have grown and thrived, 
how we
ve shown our love to the ones we 
love. The things we did that mattered.
We are all so critical of ourselves  
brutally. We look for validation constantly 
from others when it really needs to come 
from within. 
We all know where we could 
do better on many things  the 
little voice that whispers in our 
ear when we are doing some-
thing wrong. We hear it and we 
know it. Ignoring it doesn
t stop 
it from talking to us. 
We just justify it.
How about this year, instead 
of resolutions to do better, we 
set out with the intention to 
love  others and ourselves just 
exactly for who we are. 
After all, anyone can love a rose  but 
it takes a huge heart to include the thorns. 

ON THE TOWN
Speaking of New Year intentions of love, 
former Detroiter Mike Young, now of Los 
Angeles, wrote and directed his labor of 
love, A Stand Up Guy, debuting nationwide 
in theaters and video on demand Feb. 9. 
The cast includes Michael Rapaport, Ethan 
Suplee and Danny A. Abeckaser. Mike also 
performed at the Royal Oak Music Theatre 
on Jan. 15 with Bob Saget. 
This year
s Unabashed Bash, 
Birmingham Education Foundation
s 
annual fundraiser, to be held Saturday, 
Feb. 6, is moving to the Somerset 
Collection South. To make an auction 
donation, contact auction coordinator 
Ryan Abney at bashdonations@gmail.com; 
for info and tickets ($175; $500-friend 
of BEF sponsor) visit supportbef.org/
unabashed-bash.html.
I recently had the experience of get-
ting my makeup done by Shifra at Style 
the Salon in Orchard Lake Mall, and she
s 
amazing! She
s done several celebrities 
when they come into town, like Delta 
Burke and the late Marjorie Fisher. 
With Valentine
s Day approaching, 
look to Tamara
s Spa in Farmington Hills 
for gift certificates and services. Many 
local celebrities are seen there frequently, 
including Rhonda Walker and Diana 
Lewis (plus Barbra Streisand when she 
comes to town). *

Karin Katz explores her Zen-centric journey into self-

awareness through her nationally renowned blog 

BuddhaBarbie.com, which balances spirituality with 

beauty. Contact her at bbarbiejn@gmail.com for 

comments, questions, events and sightings. 

on the mind/
on the town
Buddha Barbie

New beginnings. 

Karin Katz

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