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The ribbon has been cut, the gates have been flung wide open, wild celebrations and screams of anticipation and delight fill the wo...
"It's a new year!" the people cry, "it's a fresh start!"
Others shout, "Great things were done this year! Greater things are yet to come!"
We expect that with the arrival of the new year, everything is supposed to change, things are going to look different, the problems of old are going to magically disappear into thin air. Truth is, all these problems are STILL HERE. The New Year doesn't change you or your problems. You do. Don't let your problems get the better of you. Don't let the worries of the unknown limit you or bring you down. Aim high, fail hard, and push on. With a mindset like that, I am confident that every New Year will be a happier one. :)
And there are those that whisper silently to themselves, "Thank God this year is over. This year was a year to forget."
For many of us, the New Year(and the New Years Eve) is a time for deep reflection. A time to consider what had been done, what lessons had been learnt, what mistakes had been made, and to move on despite all that has happened. Whether or not the year has been a dramatic, suspense thriller with flashes of romance, hardship and heartbreak or a year of prodigious success, excitement and wonder, we still have to deal with the pertaining issue - moving on with life.
I could sum up my 2015 in one word. crap. As much as all the ego and pride in me would like to say it was fine and that it was something I could handle by myself, it honestly wasn't. I needed the loving support of close friends and family to get me through the year. Although I didn't end the year as well as I wanted to, I was reminded to look up and around, not to take count of what I had lost, but what I have gained. I can say now more confidently that for the year 2016, I know myself better than I ever have before, that I know where I need to go, and what I need to do. I am ready to persevere and to keep moving, for failure is simply a by-product of success.
I could sum up my 2015 in one word. crap. As much as all the ego and pride in me would like to say it was fine and that it was something I could handle by myself, it honestly wasn't. I needed the loving support of close friends and family to get me through the year. Although I didn't end the year as well as I wanted to, I was reminded to look up and around, not to take count of what I had lost, but what I have gained. I can say now more confidently that for the year 2016, I know myself better than I ever have before, that I know where I need to go, and what I need to do. I am ready to persevere and to keep moving, for failure is simply a by-product of success.
"If you wouldn't fail, what would you do? Now go do it!"
We expect that with the arrival of the new year, everything is supposed to change, things are going to look different, the problems of old are going to magically disappear into thin air. Truth is, all these problems are STILL HERE. The New Year doesn't change you or your problems. You do. Don't let your problems get the better of you. Don't let the worries of the unknown limit you or bring you down. Aim high, fail hard, and push on. With a mindset like that, I am confident that every New Year will be a happier one. :)
