A new year... a new beginning...

I like the advent of a new year. Technically speaking, it is just another day. A day which has 24 hours like all other days, a day where one goes through the self same routine like most other days. The first of January is no different from the 24^th of June or 8^th of August or any other day. I don’t understand why, but somehow, I can’t stop that excited feeling growing within me as I reach the end of December and I eagerly wait for the 1^st of January.

Perhaps this excitement is due to the symbolic ‘newness’ which is attached to the arrival of every year. I actually revel in the feeling of ‘hope’ which engulfs me during the start of a year and it sort of inspires me to kick out all the negatives out of my life which had unwittingly become a part of me all these days. Out goes the every thought and action of mine which makes me sad, angry, irritable, envious, de-motivated and dejected; instead I enjoy the process of filling myself up with peace, contentment, and acceptance which automatically motivates me, spurring me to dream of a better tomorrow and work towards realizing it. I also enjoy making resolutions. Ofcourse it is another fact that these resolutions are seldom carried down the whole year, but nevertheless it is a ritual which I enjoy observing religiously.

As I am getting ready to step into the threshold of 2013, I am so very thankful to all the myriad, mixed experiences and emotions of the year that was and grateful to the various people who have been a part of my life all these days, inspiring and motivating me to become a better individual in a variety of ways.

Here’s wishing each one of you a very happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous 2013! May you be inspired enough to achieve your dreams and live life to your fullest!