2013: Learning How To Navigate Life's Troublesome Waves.

Stephen Johnson

January 1, 2012, a journey of yet another year began. It was a year filled with many hopes, promises, and expectations and of course, many resolutions. Some of us made many commitments and whether they were, achieve or not remains to be evaluated. For some of us, it was a year filled with uncertainties since our dreams were either shattered or became a nightmare. For others, they simply did not charge after all of the many resolutions. For some, it was a year filled with promises realized. Nonetheless, there is one thing we all have achieved and cannot be measured with anything else and that is the gift of life that signifies hope. 

As 2013 dawns, new realities will be attained and the moribund and decadence of the past should not be our footstool. We must reawake in us the spirit of being achievers; we must set realistic goals and charge after them we renewed enthusiasm and vigor. Every day in 2013, do something positive that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow remembering that if you do not go after what you want, you will never have it. 

Additionally, failure should not be seen as a mistake because at times it is the best place to start. Towards this end, let us not forget that to get through the hardest journey of life, we need to take only one step at a time but we must keep on stepping. If plan A did not work, the alphabet has 25 more letters. So stay cool and charge ahead!