As the end of the year approaches, some
might expect me to write about my New Years resolutions—jettison some bad habits, adopt good ones, take
that long-awaited trip to Rio or whatever. I might surprise you, but I never had any New Years resolutions because I don’t really
believe in them! I always believed in decisions that are made
spontaneously. All this may
have been driven by my
upbringing in hazardous surroundings and not knowing whether we would survive. But that is a
subject for another day. Now, I prefer to reveal the things that I believe in.
I believe in serendipity. I have
always kept my heart open and my mind ready to new events and new connections.
My last year was full of great connections that I have unexpectedly made on social media. Some of these
connections turned into great friendships and others did not last until the end of this year. No hard feelings, as lessons are always learned from
every encounter we make.
I believe in hard work. And although
I enjoy helping others to complete their works, I always count on myself to
finish mine. I am a big dreamer, and like many, I dream of success. But I have
been around long enough to know that dreams are achieved by sustained effort,
not in the blink of an eye. So of course, I work hard to make those dreams come
true.
I believe in positive energy, that we
are all connected in this world and what goes around comes around—if you will
forgive the cliché. I
believe that when we smile a sparkle spreads from one heart to another in a
long chain of love.
Love, yes, I believe in it. I believe in love and friendship. I have always been in love
with someone or something. As a child I fell in love with music, dancing,
painting and movies. Now blogging and social media have come to
the fore. I believe in
friendship and the need to reach out to people and touch them in an
authentic way. And as
long as my heart is beating, there will be no shortage of love to give.
I believe in communication and that the
gifts and knowledge we have are there for us to share with others.
I believe in guardian angels and that
in tough times we are never left alone.
I believe in myself. I came to this
world for some good reasons and I am not leaving it without achieving some of
them.
I believe in happy endings and new
beginnings! Happy New Year!
“Hope
Smiles from the threshold of the year to come,
Whispering 'it will be happier'...” ― Alfred Tennyson
* I would like to thank my friend Richard Pennington for his most valuable comments!
* Corel Drawing by Hoda Maalouf
