I know some of you would now be counting not days but a few more hours until the last leaf of the calendar changes to another year. We greet each other happy new year. We find ways to celebrate and welcome a new chapter in our lives. We are grateful for the year that is about to become history and welcome with open arms what 2015 will bring.
For those of you who regularly read my posts here, you may remember that I always greet and welcome another year in my life during my birthday and that is self-explanatory I guess. We count the years, comparing notes on what event touched us the most or what experience taught us the greatest lesson. We remember them sometimes with a pasted smile on our faces. Would that be what life is all about?
Being optimistic might mean a different thing from being happy. The journeys we take are sometimes so rocky that we think they are just long roads without end. Strength comes in the face of adversity. We will never know how strong we are until we face something life-changing, something we never thought would happen, something that would change our attitude towards life.
Grateful!
I am grateful for everything happening in my life. No matter how mundane and boring it may seem to some people and trite as it may sound, life is what you make it. Happiness does not come in pretty ribbons and gaily colored and wrapped packages. Happiness comes in simple things – love of family, friends, health, faith and a strong belief that there is Someone up there who will always guide and love you despite your inadequacies and frailty.
I am grateful for the things that happened in the past that hurt me so much but taught me how to cope and how to dream and believe. Sometimes, I am reduced to tears just knowing that I could be strong too and could survive all the upheavals thrown my way. It is the joy in knowing that the days ahead could be better than yesterday.
I look forward to 2015 with anticipation and look back with fondness to the days that I laughed and I cried and been blessed with so much happiness.
A BLESSED AND HAPPY 2015 TO ALL.
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
A very happy and peaceful new year to you too Arlene. Thanks for all your thoughts and inspiration during the past year, and looking forward to much more in 2015.
Best wishes from England. Pete.
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I hope 2015 would be more productive in terms of blogging. Dreaming of taking another challenge, daily post for 2015. Thanks a lot for the support and the inspiring comments. Happy New Year to you and Julie and to the rest of the family 🙂
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May more blessings come your way! Happy New Year!
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Thanks Lou, I linked your blog to one of my posts, LOOKING FORWARD TO 2015.
Happy New Year!
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Arlene, what lovely sentiments you’ve posted here today for us. You have been truly blessed and I’m certain this too will continue throughout. I wish for you a healthy and happy New Year, which is just around the corner for us now. I also look forward to seeing all of what you post for us in 2015.
God Bless you sweet lady… Take care and Happy blogging to ya…. ❤
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God bless you too Laura. Thanks again for the inspiring words. It’s now 2015 here, quite noisy because of the firecrackers all around. Amidst the noise is a hope that the following years would bring us something to look forward to. May 2015 bring you peace and joy in your heart.
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“Happiness comes in simple things – love of family, friends, health, faith and a strong belief that there is Someone up there who will always guide and love you despite your inadequacies and frailty.” Thank you for this post. It sums up what I hope to say for 2014 and my wishes for 2015. Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year for full good and positive blessings. A year of joy, love, peace and all things we hold dear. God bless you my friend.
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Thank you, thank you so much. I have the same prayers and wishes for your family – a happy life, good health, peace and more dreams to pursue. May we always be blessed.
Happy 2015, looking forward to more blog posts from you!
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what a lovely post, Arlene! wishing you and yours a blessed New Year and cheers to more blogs in 2015!! 🙂
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Thank you. Happy 2015 lolaWi! Can’t wait what it has in store for all of us.
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