I promised I wouldn't slack off from writing as slacking off would really dull my writing skills. I've been through that phase before and I know how it can be demotivating when sometimes you can't finish a blog. But as it would happen, I got lost in all sorts of activities the past three or four weeks. I do not regret getting busy though.
Yes it took me away from writing in this blog but I got the chance to reconnect with friends. Of course the holiday break was just the perfect excuse to meet up with friends and revive a dying social life.
So I practically blocked my calendar for all social activities I got invited too...which included Christmas and New Year celebs with my family...and a separate Christmas Party/Year-Ender Party with other PLHIVs.
So there...it wasn't much of an apologetic but hey...everybody's gotta have some time off from blogging...right? Anyways, I am back and what do you know...it's already 2013. So this entry marks my first blog for the year.
What can I say about 2013?
Apparently, PURPLE is a lucky color for 2013...and sometimes I really don't believe in luck but hey...some people take this kind of stuff as security blankets...so what the hell...let them be. Besides, I like PURPLE obviously...so I don't mind.
And GREEN too. I really don't know what made GREEN and PURPLE lucky...and so I scrambled for some explanation from who else...Mr. Google...and of course...Feng Shui has the answers. Apparently it's not as simple as choosing green and purple or blue over any other colors. The sector of luck (as determined by the Bagua) determines what the lucky color combinations are. It's kinda complicated and I don't even want to attempt to explain it...so better read the article for yourself.
Here are the articles:
Other than the predictions the Feng Shui experts and other geomancy experts have expressed...I think it pays to dwell over what your plans are for 2013. And I think it is not so much as luck that determines the outcome of events for 2013 but ultimately it is our decisions that make 2013 the 2013 that is.
So before 2013 gets past us, it is high time to rethink what you want to achieve in life. Some may have done this in advance...and are off to a good start. And some have just started. Some will plan as the year goes by. Some will just let things be. Which one are you?
For me, 2013 should be the year of realizing potentials. It's been quite some time that I have been trying to improve my skills on one thing. But applying them and getting good outcomes has been quite the challenging for me. Even for someone who thrives under pressure, I have been deemed an underachiever of lately.
This may have been borne out of the great expectations they had for me when I was growing up. Sometimes it's the promise of youth that gets their hopes high and then when it turned out I can't really deliver fast enough, disappointment wells up.
Speaking of expectations, this is the tricky part. When you set yourself to achieve big dreams, it is almost like setting yourself up for big disappointments. Unmet expectations can be your tumbling block or your springboard. Then and again, it is how you respond to this challenges that determines your success.
Of course, winners never quit. That I honestly believe. That's probably why I believe 2013 is the year for realizing the potentials I have.
Here's a list I made which I've decided to achieve this year:
1. Finish my Master's degree.
2. Travel with friends to some places.
3. Live a healthy lifestyle to achieve a higher CD4+ count.
4. Have stress-free romantic relationship with someone I am seriously dating.
5. Increase my savings and save for business capital.
6. Learn a new language. Certification from a certifying body is a must.
7. Take more pictures.
8. Renew family ties.
9. Learn at least a new skill per month.
10. Get my articles published in some serious publications.
Have you made your own list? It can be projects at work that can be improved. Travels plans. Items on bucket list you have been putting off but needs to be ticked off. Promotions that can be achieved. It's not really the list which starts it all. But it all starts with thinking that you have what it takes to realize them and that you have the determination to push through with things whether challenges set you back or not.
Ultimately, a plan is just a plan until actions take their place. Bear in mind that some adjustments can only be experimentally done so that sometimes trying things out is the key instead of getting inhibited by our fear of failure. So indeed action is still a key factor for 2013.
With that, we should take 2013 not just by planning right but acting right...and that is exactly how potentials are realized.
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