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Well, another year has passed by and yet another year looms ahead of us. Believe it or not, I have already heard someone utter the words, "this year is going so fast." Even more frightening, I agree as it is time for me to return to the office tomorrow!
This is usually the time when we all smugly sit down and make lists of new year's resolutions with great intent. Of course, by the end of January, most of us have already given up on the vast majority of them. My usual trick is to attempt to learn something new each year and I have done pretty well in the past too.
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However, this year I feel a little different. I do still have a few goals in mind, but somehow they are not in the forefront of my mind, like before. I think that this year will be more about being, than doing. I want to come to the end of 2011 knowing that I lived life fully; that I cried hard, laughed hard, danced a lot, helped out, accepted aid and made others smile. I want to be more spontaneous and find joy, or at least contentment, in everyday little wonders. I want to walk in the rain, giggle in quiet places like libraries and wink at cute children. I want to experiment with wacky hairstyles, even at my age, drink different flavoured coffees and skip along merrily in the shopping mall. I want to sit up all night watching a series I enjoy on TV, drive to some unknown place just for the fun of it and dance madly in the front at a rock concert. I want this year to be full of little serendipities where I contentedly follow the moment. And in the times of difficulty, grief and hardship, may I feel enough to savour the good times, but be able to move on when the time has passed.
Roll on 2011, I don't want to say, "Here we go again," but rather, "Here is a moment to embrace."
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