Sunday, January 10, 2021

Thoughts at the beginning of the year (January 2021)

A new year is unfolding on front of us, allowing people to reflect and to re-evaluate, to analyze, to make fresh plans and to build new dreams for the future.
Given that 2020 was so tumultuous, in ways that many of us never experienced before, it offered the entire humanity the occasion to learn lots of valuable lessons as well as to ponder deeper about life in 
itself, about meaning, and about everything else in between.

Based on a number of observations, here I will share some thoughts. 
Things that 2020 clearly re-emphasized and
what to take with us into the New Year
- Life is a mix of good and bad, of chaos and order, and we each need to pay close attention to our daily existence, to be more present, to stay well informed and to make wise choices
- You can't please everyone or make everyone like you; don't worry if some people don't like you....typically, such individuals are struggling liking themselves
- Stay away of negativity or negative people because usually they have a problem for every solution...some people will only like you as long as you fit into their sand box...ignore them and follow your dreams
- There are people who try to build themselves by tearing others down, instead of looking within to find out how they could improve their own lives, so it is wise and healthy to avoid such troublemakers
- Help everyone to the best that you can, but in your circle team up only with positive people (team up only with real friends - the ones who sincerely encourage & support you)....always keep good people in your life & stay far away of profiteers, melodramatic, selfish, jealous, ungrounded & fake individuals, incapable of maintaining a pleasant, steady & positive friendship (on front & behind you)
- Nobody has a perfect life and everyone has their own things to work on, but some people simply know how to deal with issues in a perfectly civilized manner
- Never let your fears decide your destiny and as you walk your path and mind your business, never stop learning because life never stops teaching
- Life in itself is the most difficult exam and many people fail because they try to copy others, not realizing that everyone has a different question paper, so it is always wise to focus on solving your exam paper, on answering your questions, and on fixing your issues
- Life is like a book, where some chapters are happy, some are sad, some are interesting, some are boring, but regardless, we always need to continue to be willing to turn the page otherwise we will never know what the next chapter has in store for us....so, keep going, no matter how harsh things might become
- There are 4 very important words in this life that we always need to pay attention to & these are: love, honesty, truth and respect....without them life would be empty
- Into the New Year, it is wise to take with us trust, forgiveness, joy and the willingness to learn new things, while leaving behind fear, blame, anger and resentment
- Understanding that a good life is when we assume nothing, do more, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed we are for all what we have
- Life becomes a master piece only when we learn to master PEACE.
So, while the journey continues & life goes on, I wish we all have plenty of strength, wisdom, good health & happiness as the New Year whispers hope to our hearts.
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are".