January 2, 2010

• Happy New Year World

  Dear World,

  Happy New Year. It’s 2010 and I am 32 years old. I’m old, I used to think mid twenties were old, but I’m now over 30 and wow… is that old?

  I never would have imagined growing up that my life would turn out in this way. Not that I’m complaining, but as you are growing up, you always envision your friends then, to be your friends forever, your family to always be where you are and to be working at what you thought then was your dream job… or at least the sort of profession you always thought you would be in. For some people that may be the case, but as I enter 2010, I find myself on the other side of the world, meeting new people almost every day and working in an industry I never would have imagined being in.

  The best laid plans can often be led astray I suppose, and that is why it is important to stay positive, to stay alert for opportunities and to stay flexible with what life sends your way. I can see how people, as they approach their mid thirties, reflect on what they once thought life should be like and realize that they are not where they wanted to be, or that they are a bit behind on where they thought they should be. Life is not predictable but as the daily grind continues, life’s many challenges, like sandpaper, slowly shape and refine you into the person you were meant to be. That person may stem from the dreams you once had while growing up and the choices you make, but that person, no matter what you end up doing with your life was meant to grow, experience and be happy. Happy new year world.

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