Let Me Just Say... Happy New Year!

And may all your hopes, fears, dreams, wishes and questions be answered, fulfilled overcome and realised in the following year. May 2012 bring everything you could possibly hope for... plus a little bit more.

As I've mentioned before, I like to write. A bit here and there, though I've never formally studied it, so I'm not sure exactly how to go about getting into the business, so to speak. But I'm looking into it. I'm looking into making my dreams a reality, as I hope, you too are doing the same!

My current job doesn't fulfill me. I think I have a problem working for 'the man'. I'm ore one who works well alone, to my own schedule, though i do enjoy interacting with people. Not so much when they're yelling at me for things that aren't my fault, but at the moment, I just take being a verbal punching bag, along with every other aspect of this job... and then go home to my little fantasy land, which exists happily inside my brain.

And every now and then, I put pent to paper. An

d stuff like this happens...

Three Six Five

Tick Tock. Tick Tock.

So move the hands on the bedroom clock.

Deep breath in, big sigh out.

My lungs release as the voice inside shouts.

Twenty-Four Seven. Three six five.

Another fifty-two weeks have just flown on by.

What did you accomplish within the past year?

Did you capture your dreams and release your fears?

Did you inch a step closer to the great unknown?

Or did you stay secluded in your ordinary cocoon?

Did you break a self promise, more empty words?

Or did hope prevail to have itself heard?

Did you step off that ledge to see if you'd fly?

Or like years past, are your dreams starting to die?

Did you let go of regret, release all your sorrow?

Or as usual are you just pushing that all to tomorrow?

Did you bring your hands together in the form of a prayer?

Did you trust in Faith, did you accept that dare?

Did you reach out to God, did you hold His hand?

If you're willing and able, He will take you there.

When you asked the questions, did you hear the answers?

Or did you close your ears and leave it all to chance?

I hope you introduced yourself to Faith and Hope,

So everytime you walk out the door, you know that you'll cope.

Did you meet their friends, Belief and Trust?

Or did you kick them to the ground, cover them with dust?

If Fate passed you as you walked down the street,

Would you seize the opportunity, would the two of you meet?

If you had the chance to do it all over again,

Which of these words would you befriend?

Your life is like the hourglass tipped upside down,

Once the sand pours out there's no re-count.

It's important you understand exactly what is at stake,

Because you life only comes once, there's no room for mistake.

When you take your last breath and it's all said and done,

Can you look back with a smile, say you had a good run?

Or did doubt creep it's way through, get under your skin,

Leave you sitting there thinking of what might have been?

Did you shoot for the moon, did you reach for the stars?

Did you land among them like the gem that you are?

Did you waste your talent or did you seize the moment?

Did you take this last year in your hands and own it?

When you ask these questions next year and look back on your life,

Will you once and for all be at peace with your mind?

Can you honestly say you did all that you could,

So evil wouldn't prevail and that you did good?

If the answer is yes and you can hold your head high,

Then there was no better way to have spent the past three six five.

Let Me Just Say... Happy New Year!

And may all your hopes, fears, dreams, wishes and questions be answered, fulfilled overcome and realised in the following year. May 2012 bring everything you could possibly hope for... plus a little bit more.

Let Me Just Say... There's something about that first snowfall.

There’s something so wonderfully hopeful about the first snow fall of the season. Granted, I’m writing this about a month late from when the snow first graced the grounds of this little Canadian corner I call home. But in the purest sense of irony, it seems I have awoken to find the snow falling ever so softly this morning. As if a gentle reminder that I needed to get online and upload my blog.

Growing up in Australia, snow is not a common thing. Don’t get me wrong, we have snow in Australia, just not where I’m from. Infact, Australia is home to the BIGGEST snow resort in the southern hemisphere. I’m sure that comes as news to most, if not all of you.

But yes, where I grew up – the more tropical climate area of Australia – snow was not a fixture of winter. Not like here in North America or when I lived in England. But there’s something so endearing about it. So simple. So easy. So... hopeful. Perhaps it is the freshness of the white powder as it perches itself gently on the bow of a tree, or the way it falls together so you can like on your back, arms and legs stretched out moving in and in and out motion as if to make your very first snow angel. Or your 100^th.

But mostly, that first snow fall brings with it a true feeling of the season. Of Christmas. I have done so many White Christmases now, the summer ones just simply don’t seem right. And while the weather may bring with it traffic delays and cancelled flights, you can’t help but simply stare in awe at how something so plain, so white, so very simple, can bring a smile to your face.

At least, for the first time of the season anyway! Once the slush arrives, no one wants to see that. Not even me!

And so, as the flakes gently fall outside my window making sure that yes indeed, I will have another White Christmas, may you all enjoy the festive season and have a wonderful, safe and memorable holiday.

Merry Christmas to you all!

Let Me Just Say... I Made No Promises.

You were warned.

Remember when I started this blog, way back at the beginning, I forewarned you and said I make no promises as to how often I'll post on this blog. I said, I hoped it'd be once a week, but not likely. Remember I said that? Go ahead, scroll down and have a read. There haven't been that many posts. It won't take you that long.

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Ok, now that that's out of the way, I would like to apologise to you. Yes, you. I'm sorry. I have no words but those two. I should apologise to myself also. I said I'd write and I'd like to share my thoughts, ideas and ramblings with you. But I gave up on you. Far too quickly, and that's just not like me. I'm one of the most loyal people I know. In a day and age where one's word is starting to mean less and less and it doesn't really account for much, I'd like to think that my word is still still good. I'm the kind of person who when I shake your hand, I'll look you directly in the eye. And you sure as hell better do the same when you shake mine!

As a New Year begins to creep its way upon me, I should opt to make a resolution to write more often. But then, I've never been one to make resolutions or stick with them. Too often I'll break a self promise. But a promise to someone else... I'll follow through with that until the day I die.

I like to write, to speak, to share my thoughts. I think it's a daring concept to do it with people you don't know and even more-so with those you do. There is a face sitting on the other side of this screen reading what I wrote. Are you enjoying it? Is it making you think? Will you come back? I can't say. I'd like to think you're going to come back, but you're your own person and the only one who can make that decision.

As for me... watch this space. I know I'll be back!