It's January... But I want to take life back to December. I love December. It's probably a time to celebrate the past year and to welcome many more 'my' moments of the following. Every year, December always mean something so special to me... Always. I'm not too sure why but I just take so much time to reflect, to appreciate and thank things around me. I'm not a great soul I believe, cuz I only seem grateful of life in December. But that has always been the case. Let's not worry too much why and when I appreciate life. Let's, instead, look back.
2011 may not have been the greatest and most fun year for me; there was just too many things going on that I didn't do well in a single one. Besides the fact that I did screw up a lot in 2011, I think I have learnt quite a fair bit and grew into a whole new person in this past year too. And because I'm certainly glad for the person who I have become, I'm not going to mention the things that went wrong or the mistakes I made, all cuz it's the past and nothing can be done to them but just to reflect upon them and make sure they don't happen again.
And the few things I am grateful for...
First of all, I want to thank God for making me have constant faith in Him and for making me believe that no matter what could go wrong, everything will be okay sooner or later. I always told myself to keep that in mind all the time, that it's just a mini test that will disappear; and perhaps they really did disappear :)
Second, I want to mention how grateful I am for having met some new people who I feel connected and trust so much; perhaps also some old friends who I feel reunited with again. They have all inspired me in a way or more. They were all there to listen so patiently to me, also frank and honest, yet always warm and reassuring. So cheers to better friendships :)
Third, I'm grateful for having gotten so many opportunities to travel this past year. Through these travels, I've learnt that it doesn't quite matter which corner of the world you are in; one will still long for happiness, whether it's happiness in the simplest of ways or sophisticated ones, they're still happiness. And that people everywhere struggle to find a place to belong to, a world where everyone is seen and not invisible; whether it was the cities of Malaysia, or countryside of Australia or even the slums of India... it's all the same, but the ways to that visibility may be different but I am sure that one day people will know of their true purpose of existence :)
Last but not least, I am grateful that I have a family. A family that may not be perfect but definitely a family, whether today or tomorrow, that is something that is not going to change :)
So with that, I want to welcome 2012... many more lessons, many more smiles and a greater sense of fulfillment in Life...
Stay Happy, World!
