i don't believe in New Years resolutions as normally by the end of January 1st i've broken them all. i've learned to live with my addictive personality and even learned to embrace and enhance it's power so what is the point in making resolutions that will only counteract it?
2008 was a difficult year for me, a culmination of emotional insecurities coming to a head and smacking me right in the face. my marriage was a total car wreck; i met and fell in love with my soulmate who lives the other side of the world and who i can never be with; my business took a nose dive into the toilet and 2 years of hard work was all but lost into the abyss of the global credit crunch. Financially i struggled in a very big way, often wondering at the end of each month how the hell i was going to pay the mortgage or the child care fees and yet when i look back and reflect on a year that has now passed i realise i have made some mistakes, and ones that nearly cost me my future. Once again though, as with many things that have happened in my life so far, i don't regret a single moment because 2008 was a year of many lessons learned and stored for future use.
2009 however is a different story. i have embraced my past errors in judgement and took some much needed time off over the Christmas holidays to "rediscover" myself, if that's not too much of a tired cliche. i have a lot more to say about the whys, hows and wherefores but right now my brain is buzzing with fresh, new and vibrant plans for the year ahead. Just by refocussing my mind and harnessing lessons learned and forgotten, my business has started the New Year with a bang (in the best possible sense). i have been approached by some old friends and new colleagues to lead several exciting business related and charity projects, my marriage has become salvageable and i am embracing as much of life as i possibly can.
So, in the absence of New Years resolutions but in the wake of a total change of mindset, i know this is going to be one hell of a year and i will capture new friendships and opportunities as if there is no tomorrow.
Happy New Year to A/all
kk
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