With open arms...Welcome 2013!

I would like to start by wishing everybody a very Merry Christmas and a Great 2013! Looking back at all the events in 2012 worldwide and on a personal level, it makes me think how amazing life is! We lead our daily lives sometimes with routine, at others with a new perspective, however we all affect the general outcomes. We love, we laugh, we cry, we work, we buy, we go out, we revolt, we change jobs, we travel, we learn, we teach and we do countless of things in a single day; the effects of which we do not completely realize or measure.

Think of all the people you met this year and how you affected them and they affected you; morally, emotionally, physically, materialistically, etc. Think of all the successes you've achieved, the failures you've had to deal with and the things you've learned. Look at the world and how people are evolving, how nature is in constant change and how good and evil are in constant battle. All of this happening on one planet, on a speck of light in the universe... 

 

It is a time for reflection. That's how people decide on their new year's resolutions... Although it's worth changing those resolutions along the way if need be. Don't forget that every day is a new chance and that every day is a Christmas Day. Every day is a chance for you to pray and sing Hallelujah, to give thanks, to share moments with family, to meet friends, to help others, to rejoice, to repent and to forgive. Life is not easy, time is very precious and our jobs take most of our energy, it's true. But find a way, find a moment to feel alive, outside of your work environment.

On this joyous day, I send you my best wishes of love, success and most importantly health! I do thank God for my successful Lasik eye surgery, which wasn't as easy as people described but effective nonetheless. So, let's welcome 2013 with open arms; I have a feeling it's gonna be great!

I leave you with an inspiring song for a Great start of the year from my beloved Celine Dion: Don't Save It All for Christmas Day. Lyrics are below (please take a moment to read): 

Don't get so busy that you miss

Giving just a little kiss

To the ones you love

Don't even wait a little while

To give them a little smile

A little is enough

How many people are crying

People are dying...

How many people are asking for love

Don't save it all for Christmas Day

Find a way

To give a little love everyday

Don't save it all for Christmas Day

Find your way

Cause holidays have come and gone

But love lives on

If you give on

Love...

How could you wait another minute

A hug is warmer when you're in it

And Baby that's a fact

And saying "I love you's" always better

Seasons, reasons, they don't matter

So don't hold back

How many people in this world

So needful in this world

How many people are praying for love

Don't save it all for Christmas Day

Find a way

To give a little love everyday

Don't save it all for Christmas Day

Find your way

Cause holidays have come and gone

But love lives on

If you give on

Love...

Let all the children know

Everywhere that they go

Their whole life long

Let them know love

Don't save it all for Christmas Day

Find a way

To give a little love everyday

Don't save it all for Christmas Day

Find your way

Cause holidays have come and gone

But love lives on

If you give on

Love...

Love...

 

P.S.: Sharing some pictures I took of the New Year's Eve fireworks at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai! ;)