Saturday, December 31, 2011
ON TO 2012—THANK YOU 2011!
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| Let's meet the 2012 with happiness in our hearts! |
I don’t want to end 2011 without
my year-end post, especially since I didn’t get to write a blog post last
Christmas due to the power interruptions. But since that has passed and the
present is more important, here I am, writing what I call my leap-of-faith
article.
Leap of Faith….
I honestly have no idea what to
write except that 2011 has been a great year. I know a lot of terrible things have
happened just like the recent Typhoon Sendong incident. But just like the previous devastation that came (especially the Pinatubo incident back in 1991), I know
that its victims will rise from this event victorious.
Life goes on. We only have to move
either backward or forward. There’s no in-between-choice as if we’re going to
stay where we are at present. Just like grabbing an opportunity, we can only
say yes or no to it. We may not know what will become of us in the future or
whether we’ll remain victims of the things that have passed; then again why
worry about the future when the present actually makes it. We hold the present right? Of course we have to
acknowledge the fact that there are things that go out of our control, but
these things have actually happened time and again already. We can therefore
say that to make a change we just have to react to events according to what we
have learned from past experiences. Some of these solutions might be considered
risky but many have already taken this path and succeeded…
I believe 2012 will be a better
year! I have no proof to this claim except that I have been in this situation
before—unknowing of what 2010 or 2011 will be for me. Those years went about
just fine even with all the problems. Now that I mentioned them I have to admit
that today, the last day of 2011, I look back not only on the events that
happened this year but also those that came before it. It may have been a
roller coaster ride with all the laughter and tears but I have to admit I cherished
it. It’s been exhilarating that I look forward to the next one called 2012,
which by the way I claim to be my year (and
I believe the rest should claim it theirs too). All I can do now is be thankful….
Now we are again at a point where we choose whether to make
2012 a great year for us or not.
The decision is yours to make...
Not mine or someone
else’s.
What the rest of the
world says are just options—
You are responsible for your own life
You create your own possibilities...
There have been many lessons learned and now there is so much
to share; and as I end this post let me say thank you: for the pain, for the comfort,
for the discouragement and the encouragement. These are things that never fail
to be present every year, but what the heck! These are the things that made us come
to enjoy our “now”…the same things that should make us look forward to the
future…
Now let’s meet this year with smiles not only on our faces
but most especially in our hearts….
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Photo courtesy of Mrs. Joanne Gonzales Taylor
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Yes, life is a choice. At its worst, we have the choice to look for the lessons to be able to gain something good from it. :)
ReplyDeletewell said ate jenny. very inspiring. :) happy new year.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year too Maden and c5!!!
ReplyDeletenice post jhen:) Hapi nyu yer 2 u and to ur family:) keep on blogging:)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you .Here's wishing you a more fruitful year ahead .Pain and trials will always be a part of our life but the important thing is how yuo deal with it.Life is a choice so we better make the best out of it.
ReplyDeletei agree, we are responsible for our own life and our life is our message to the world, so let us be an inspiration. happy new year!
ReplyDeleteown it ... own 2012 and it will be yours :)
ReplyDeleteVery well said. Life is all about choices. And it is your choice too to make it better. Happy New Year to you and your family. :)
ReplyDeleteindeed. there's not much things to say for the coming year since we are yet to welcome it but with 2011, a lot were. what's impt is we are able to start it just like we want. happy new year
ReplyDeleteHappy new year to you me too, Ive can't think of what I should post except to say thank you for 2011.
ReplyDeleteThat little girl's cute smile made me smile too, though mine is not as cute, hehe. A blessed 2012 to you and your loved ones!
ReplyDeletehappy 2012!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful smile. Happy New Year. I wish you all the best too for 2012.
ReplyDeleteKeep smiling and be merry. Happy Happy New Year to you.
xox
koreandoll | miss angel
I like that...
ReplyDeleteAttitude at its best!
happy new year jen! hope you continue to grow as a blogger and inspire more readers and fellow bloggers. may you have more rewards on all great things that you'll do...
ReplyDeletehappy 2012!
Nice thoughts! :) I believe that we are responsible for our own life. There will come a time that there will be problems but it is up to us to dwell in sorrow or move on from it.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! ^__^ I wish a 2012 for you that is full of love, happness and exciting adventures. :)
similarly I also claimed 2012 as my year, share tau ha?
ReplyDeletelove, health and success for 2012! aja!
Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone and Happy 2012!
ReplyDelete@Yuuki sureness share tau! and share natin sa lahat! AJA!!! ;)
Life is a choice so we better make the best out of it. You got a very encouraging post here. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right. That 2012 is yours! You charter the right course for your life's destiny for you're the captain of your soul and you're the master of your fate! Good luck to 2012. May you attain all your plans with flying colors!
ReplyDeleteMore in me at T.R.U.T.H.
the last year truly was challenging but it also had offered a lot of good things... happy 2012, jhen... Yahweh bless.
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