First day of the year 2009. I was on a plane going back from my home town in the Philippines to my work in Malaysia. It was an interesting flight for me for two reasons: 1) It’s New Year! and 2) I didn’t need to go to work the next morning, which was a Friday. I’d have the whole weekend to rest and reflect.
Since my wife has 1 more week of vacation before flying back to Malaysia, I had the whole weekend all by myself. I used the time to reflect on the past year. What were the things I learned? What I would like to improve?
There are 3 things I learned from last year. One, that the most important things in life cannot be bought – like time, family, happiness. Two, there are so many things I wanted to do last year, but for one reason or another, I always found an excuse not to be able to do any of them. Lastly, we can never know what the future may bring. We can be afraid to take a step, we can stay relaxed on our own little world, we can work hard, but at the end of it all, the day that has passed can never be brought back.
So for the year 2009, I’d like to focus on three things: 1) passion to pursue my dreams, 2) courage to act in spite of fear, and 3) staying alive in the present and treasuring the happiness that today brings.
Next year, I’d like to go back to this 3 things again and see how I did!
Happy New Year!