New year, new beginings same old strategies

When i started this blog, my intention was to update it as regularly as possible in light of the many other reponsibilities that I hold. So far, I have not kept up to my resolution of maintaining an online journal, but i have not given up on the thought either – hence this post.

Last year was an interesting year, so many things happened, unlikely candidates became presidents and the world plunged into a recession not seen in decades. While Obama may have been the darling of everyone, Mugabe on the other hand remained the exact opposite.

Last year, i took the challenge and pushed my adventurous streak a bit further than normal. Hubby and i embarked on a drive from Cape Town to Lusaka and we almost reached kitwe but fuel prices in Zambia were not favourable. This is the longest journey I have ever undertaken and it is many times more than anything i would call long. It was an interesting journey, full of adventure and expreinces – some that will forever remain in my heart.

The vist back home was refreshing but in pursuit of happiness, we had to come back albeit on a sad note – Cape Town maybe better but Lusaka is certainly the best.

In the past year, I changed jobs twice and for the first believed that aquarians do not take to a boring life. I moved on to a whole new field, nothing like I have done before and i think this was a sign that i needed to challenge myself further.

This year has come and i still hold the promise that I will update my blog as often as possible but also that i will test myself to the limit and not give up. I started the year on an infectious high, believing that only sucess and nothing else can come out of this year. maybe this will also be the year that we see a lot positives in the poltitical spheres, begining with Obama and probably seeing some change in Zimbabwe. The time for that change has come and it can only happen this year, me thinks.

This year is also the year that I plan to laugh more and cry less, make peace with what I can’t change and work towards that which i can change. At the risk of sounding cliche, I want to be the change i want to see in the world.

Last year was a journey that was not without hurdles and this year may not be much different but the difference is that this year i approach it with a positive attitude, an infectious attitude that says ‘Yes I can’.

Sometime at the end of this year or the begining of next year i will be writing a similar post and i hope the post will be characterised by the energy and optimism that has began this year. It is a new year for me for I have just had my birthday and the age i have become is a milestone age.

I still have longings for thiings which seem to forever be out of reach…I pray that this year my longing and reach will not be in vain.