Next year, it would be nice to quit smoking, to excel in school, go to the Gym thrice a week, bring down my debt (work more/spend less), go to Church regularly, maintain my friendships, go on extravagant vacations, and buy more kicks. But what good is all that? I did all of that this year, and it’s left me no happier nor any sadder. 2008 taught me the importance of Forgiveness, and my one and only resolution for 2009 is to Forgive, and to ask for Forgiveness where or when necessary. Everyone makes mistakes in their lives, and once that ego, that pride, that reputation is shed, endless possibilities are inevitable.
To say the least, I didn’t quit smoking and I took a temporary leave from school. I did however buy more shoes and went on some pretty extravagant vacations. But like I said back in 2008, all that has left me neither happier nor any sadder.
But wow, how eerie for me to pose 2009 as the year of forgiveness, because honestly if there was one single word that would define the past twelve months for me, it would be FORGIVENESS – in every form of the world, every context, to every audience. I don’t think I need to elaborate on that much further, but it does feel good to know that I can proudly tell the world that I managed to keep my one and only New Years Resolution for 2009! And obviously, it has left me a happier, more satisfied person. Like I said, that ego, that pride and that reputation is long gone.
