Thank You, 2012!

The year is almost at its end, and like most of us, I look back to the year that was. 2012 has been good to me and opened numerous opportunities that I never thought possible in 2011. But yes, our Supreme Being sure has His way of showing us things we should see, letting us experience the world like we should. I have been so blessed this year that I have nothing more to ask for but live a life full of thanksgiving. I know I had several failed attempts in reaching what I thought would be best for me, but as far as I’m concerned, God gave me something way better than I hoped for.

Unlike the previous years, there have been no fallouts, no disintegrations, only new friendships found, (YEY!). And while I get to experience new things and have richer familiarization of places outside my comfort zone, I know I have widened my horizon.

This year, I was able to tick a number of items off my bucket list and am reviewing it for editing purposes. I realized that there are things I used to want that I no longer want to do now. I guess my bucket list needs updating then. So here goes.

By 30, I should:

1.       Be able to do things I find hard doing ALONE. Eat, travel, shop, deal with a broken heart…

2.       Get out of my comfort zone as much as possible.

3.       Go bungee jumping or skydiving. Or simply learn how to swim AND NOT BE SCARED.

4.       Start a Tinkerbell collection. – This feels irrelevant to me now so I’m taking this off the list.

5.       Have a life worth looking back to. – Working on it.

6.       Get rid of all the negative bones in me. (Or at least I’ll try!) – Trying!

7.       Meet THAT ONE PERSON.  – YAHOOO! 

8.       Get married.

9.       Have kids.

10.   Have my own home with my own family.

11.   Start a business.

12.   Write a book.

13.   Take any course related to writing.

14.   Look for a greener pasture.  – Although this is very relative, I believe that the beauty is in the attempt, so I’m taking this one off the list as well.

15.   Learn another language. Or two.

16.   Take up theology. 

17.   Create a portfolio of my own writings.

18.   Feel filthy rich despite what I have not. J

19.   Save up for the Venice trip I’m gunna have with that one person. – Okay, so I know I’ve been dying to go Venice since I first saw that movie whose title I can’t even remember. BUT, over the years, I outgrew wanting to go to the place and developed another preference. Sooooo, this one’s off the list, too! Phuket and The Carribbean, wait for us!

By 30 I should know:

1.       How to love myself more.

2.       How to love without losing my way.

3.       When to hold on and when to let go.

4.       When enough is enough.

While I am still trying to decide what I’m adding to the list, I decided to tick off all the items in the second part because they all come simultaneously when I ticked off #7 approximately 20 months ago. This makes me feel all the more blessed in so many ways. Double yey!!!

So as this year is coming to an end, I look back happily to the year that was and look forward optimistically to the year that will be.

Cheers!