There is a certain air of sentimentality that whispers in the wind, as if rushing in on queue at the unfolding of a new year. It's really quite a wonder that I've read at least ten posts over Multiply or on various blogs proclaiming both a mellow recall of the fading year and an optimistic gaze towards the year now anticipated with revelry. I view it more as an internal changing of the guard, immensely traditional but nevertheless emotional. We are captivated by such a majestic limbo, as all of us are spectators in the momentary transition, torn between holding on to the past and embracing a new chapter.
It's really difficult to piece together the sorrowful tears, the jubilant smiles, the sleepless fears and the liberating mornings that was the Year 2006. I only have myself to boast as the completion of another year's puzzle --- a masterpiece of sorts, changed for the better. I pray that the erratic spur of events from last year can present to this year a more able, more fearless, more grateful and more lighthearted me.
As always, this year will be difficult and different and promising. And I'd love to bask in that three-fold truth. I offer a quiet prayer for my family and friends and well, for each and every one of us that we may all see more promise than fear, hold on to hope rather than wallow in darkness, aspire for great things rather than settle for the mediocre, and love unconditionally rather than be fixated on the evils of the world.
Now, enough with the talking, I better start moving. It's not called a beginning if there's no follow through.
Happy New Year, everyone! Thank you for all the memories, and I am looking forward to more this year.
