The year that was 2013

Where do I begin to describe the year that was 2013. So many events, both good and bad to draw from, as such summing it up into a one pager is near impossible.


School front:
Let me just start by stating that school will never get easer the older you get. In fact it gets harder, trick is for you to recognize the importance of upgrading or complimenting your first degree. There will be days when things are more bad then good but just remember that's the natural process. The most important thing to remember is to keep pushing fore and look forward to the endless possibilities. So if you are in this situation just remember you're not alone.


Life front:
Let's just say its been a complex learning experience. I realised as a human being I have flaws and imperfections which are a prerequisite for living, learning and growing. There have been a few instances where I made an arse of myself and to date I clinch at the thought of the shit I have done, but in life we need to move on. Have I been proud of the certain decisions I've made yes and no, but I've managed to understand that beating myself up about things and trying to play police with my conscience is not a solution. Have I grown a bit, hell yes but most towards the end of the year when my eyes opened and I saw the light so to say. Am I likely to repeat my mistakes! I hope not because I still need to look at myself in the mirror and be proud of the reflection I see. How do I foresee 2014 playing out, well all I can say is watch this space but the possibilities are endless.


Personal Reflections:
I can be an arse and I've found a tendency about myself I don't like. I need to find myself closer to god because I've allowed the world to overtake me. I'm not the saint I've projected to be (being a goodie two shoes is hard and impossible). Nice people finish last in the short run and score the highest in the long run. Not everything is black and white and until you've been in someone else's shoes don't judge. Finally, we all fall from grace occasionally but that doesn't make us bad people, that's why an annual self evaluation is necessary.


Let's embrace 2014 and welcome her challenges because what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.  


Happy 2014 now go out there and kiss life, make out with her like your life depends on it.

Rebooting

The year 2013 for has been one filled with way too many downs and less ups. In fact at some point I started wondering when all this hellish business was going to end. Thanx to some amazing friends + family, I rose from the clutches of hell and turned the odds in my favour like a boss (yes M you can gloat). So having conquered that, I am now faced with the oddest yet simplest scenario in the world, how am I going to reboot my energy levels this festive December. Needless to say my body and brain have all gone into shutdown mode. I am literally living of borrowed energy to the point where my mind has accepted that I am on holiday but not my workload is still hoping to be sorted before 2014. Some of you might even be able to relate. Point is December regardless of what needs to be done needs to be declared a month of festive resting and no work. A month for going to work only when you want to seeing as you’re likely to be less productive anyway. Let us all prepare to reboot for 2014, start afresh and forget most of the sad and unpleasant things of 2013.