I must admit that I've had a negative mindset over the past few years. It hasn't been without reason, I know. And I've never quite been able to turn the tables on that. That's how I felt predominantly through 2012 too, and that's how I began 2013 as well. Yet somehow, in a moment of sudden realization, triggered by a friend who pinged me and said "replace okay and not great with excellent", a flash of positivism has taken over me. And to be clear, nothing great or magical happened in the real, physical world, to switch on the optimistic side of me.
It may sound bizarre, maybe even akin to madness, in a way. And I think it is. But when I think of the past year and keep aside the low points, I can see, much more clearly, how it was indeed an excellent year. I can see how the graph of the year grew slowly and steadily, rising to greater heights as time went on. That brings me to the point: is everything, every feeling, every situation just a mental thing? Is everything in this wide wide world, only in the mind?
When I look at it that way, I do recognize that maybe - just maybe - I have been overplaying the melancholy bit. I do recognize that I've given undue importance to the demons that came my way. I don't know when that began to happen. I don't know when that line from optimism to pessimism was crossed, and without a heart to stop it, it went on in the wrong direction. But whenever and however that happened, it only takes a moment of fortitude, a moment of faith, to reverse it. It only takes a push in the positive direction to get back to the other side of the line.
What gives me immense satisfaction, is the knowledge that I gave everything that I had. I put my heart and soul into every endeavour. I did what I love to do. And that is all we can do in life. When the waves of the ocean of life come rushing, sometimes even threatening to drown us, we have to ride them, with gusto and a renewed sense of strength. When the devils of life threaten to fill us with negativity, we have to slash them with the sword of delight and wonder and enthusiasm.
The hard part though, is to sustain the flow of optimism. The hard part is to stop the negative emotions in their tracks. The hard part is to recognize that we are greater and stronger than them. But once we do that, once we go the core of our being and turn it around inside ourselves, the world is - lo and behold - a beautiful place again. And with that in mind, when I revisit the past year, I can see how the colours and sunshine clearly outshone the shadows. I can see how one bad phase could not dull the brightness of an otherwise fantastic year.
With the hope that this realization has brought, I go on, happy, excited, and ever more optimistic about the years to come. There is no doubt, even faintly, that 2013 will be an outstanding, excellent, and mind blowing year. There is no doubt that it will fan the tiny sparks within me into the flames of achievement, success and unthinkable joy. There is no doubt that it will be the beginning of greater things. And I hope and pray that it will be the same for every soul in this world. I hope and pray, and now know, that 2013 will be a truly happy year for the world! Happy New Year 2013!
It may sound bizarre, maybe even akin to madness, in a way. And I think it is. But when I think of the past year and keep aside the low points, I can see, much more clearly, how it was indeed an excellent year. I can see how the graph of the year grew slowly and steadily, rising to greater heights as time went on. That brings me to the point: is everything, every feeling, every situation just a mental thing? Is everything in this wide wide world, only in the mind?
When I look at it that way, I do recognize that maybe - just maybe - I have been overplaying the melancholy bit. I do recognize that I've given undue importance to the demons that came my way. I don't know when that began to happen. I don't know when that line from optimism to pessimism was crossed, and without a heart to stop it, it went on in the wrong direction. But whenever and however that happened, it only takes a moment of fortitude, a moment of faith, to reverse it. It only takes a push in the positive direction to get back to the other side of the line.
What gives me immense satisfaction, is the knowledge that I gave everything that I had. I put my heart and soul into every endeavour. I did what I love to do. And that is all we can do in life. When the waves of the ocean of life come rushing, sometimes even threatening to drown us, we have to ride them, with gusto and a renewed sense of strength. When the devils of life threaten to fill us with negativity, we have to slash them with the sword of delight and wonder and enthusiasm.
The hard part though, is to sustain the flow of optimism. The hard part is to stop the negative emotions in their tracks. The hard part is to recognize that we are greater and stronger than them. But once we do that, once we go the core of our being and turn it around inside ourselves, the world is - lo and behold - a beautiful place again. And with that in mind, when I revisit the past year, I can see how the colours and sunshine clearly outshone the shadows. I can see how one bad phase could not dull the brightness of an otherwise fantastic year.
With the hope that this realization has brought, I go on, happy, excited, and ever more optimistic about the years to come. There is no doubt, even faintly, that 2013 will be an outstanding, excellent, and mind blowing year. There is no doubt that it will fan the tiny sparks within me into the flames of achievement, success and unthinkable joy. There is no doubt that it will be the beginning of greater things. And I hope and pray that it will be the same for every soul in this world. I hope and pray, and now know, that 2013 will be a truly happy year for the world! Happy New Year 2013!
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