What makes this a new year?

So it's 2009 and everyone has either stayed home or if they could afford it went out and partied. But why all the hullabaloo? In reality nothing is different, it's simply another day. Though what we call a "new year" is just some arbitrary number floating in space, this does not mean that one cannot begin anew.Some believe that nothing will change, that their lives will be the same enslaving clockwork boredom that it has always been. But wait, has your life always been the way it is? Of course not. There was a time when you were involved in another situation, then you chose to be involved in the one you are currently in. Now most would not agree with me, but (hopefully) we're all adults here, so let me say this: Everything you experience is something you've chosen to experience, whether conscious or unconscious. Now I know that ruffles some feathers, because as human beings, it is horrifying to have a concept like that brought to us. Surely we're not choosing for bad things to happen to us, why would we do that? But verily I say unto you (just wanted to sound like Jesus for a sec) that we choose every experience we have.Quantum physics is the great merger of science and spirituality, as well hard proof that human beings choose their own paths. There was something called the "Double slit experiment" performed by physicists about 50 years ago (check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc) in which they shot electrons through extremely small slits. Long story short, they discovered that the behavior of the electron changed depending on who was observing it--in other words, the way each physicist expected the electron to behave, it would do so. Electrons are part of atoms, which are the building blocks of our "solid" world. If humans can change an electron's behavior on that level, imagine what we're doing in the wider world, all the time! So what this means is that we choose and create our experiences. Based upon our preconceived notions, whether they are everyday thoughts or repressed and forgotten ones, we will find ourselves in exactly the situation we intend. From dealing with assholes at school or work, to dealing with foreign enemies, these are all experiences chosen to be created.The reason we choose bad things is because we feel obligated to earn worthiness. In humanity's collective unconscious, we feel that only through struggle can one be made worthy. Of whom? Depends on the person. But if this mentality is allowed to be made manifest on a collective level, many times it is expressed as war. Nations all fighting each other to prove who is most worthy, instead of realizing that there is no need to prove worthiness. We're all here to hold each other dear, but then I digress.So what really makes 2009 a new year? Is it Barack Obama becoming president? Is is the economy? Is it the fleeting resolutions many people make for themselves? Or is it simply that 200- ends in 9 and not 8?I cannot tell you. The choice is yours alone.