Every 365 days, we experience something of a significant change. To be more precise, a significance that takes place between December 31st to January 1st. The period leading up to this culminating point in the calendar year is full of stories and emotions and experiences and just about everything we have come by in everyday life. From the highs to the lows, it defines our year. And as so often happens, we forget to be thankful, truly thankful, for everything that lays behind us as our focus rests upon forward success.
So, THANK YOU 2010. Thank you for everything. Thank you for your defining characteristic. Thank you for everything that has and hasn’t taken place. As we enter the new year, as we enter 2011, we cannot and should not forget to be grateful and thankful and appreciative and show the utmost of gratitude to everyone and everything that has allowed to become who we are.
From my personal perspective, 2010 has launched me into something truly unbelievable. The life experiences I’ve been fortunate to encounter. The absolutely brilliant individuals I’ve been able to befriend, both online and offline. And the loved ones that stuck by my side through utter conviction and belief and friendship and love.
Thank you to all my blog readers and supporters, Twitter followers, Facebook friends and fans, LinkedIn connections and everyone that’s online and in between. I dare not mention any names, as it would be an utter disgrace to forget someone in a sea of brilliant people. Simply said, you know who you are. From the retweets and mentions, to the comments and conversations, to the many I’ve been able to meet in person, you are all truly amazing individuals that have impacted me in more ways than you can truly conceive. You are as much a real friend as reality allows.
Thank you to all my friends and family and to my beloved sweetheart of mine. Your support, patience, questions and concerns have defined who I am. I will never forget the conversations, laughs, comments, experiences and emotions we’ve shared. Your importance should never be misinterpreted or undermined. It is absolutely necessary and imperative. Thank you all, one thousand times, for everything.
We often forget that taking a few seconds to look over the past is truly an impacting and powerful moment of reflection. The seemingly smallest of characteristics and actions and causes can have some of the most profound consequences and effects. It took one blog post. It took one, “do it” (that’s you beba). It took one tweet. It took one, “hello” and “thank you”. And it has all vastly changed my life from one year ago. It’s absolutely fascinating to see what can transpire from all of this. What can happen from the simplest of words and actions.
So, be grateful for everything! Be thankful for everyday you wake up. Be thankful for every meal you eat. Be thankful for the friends around you and the friends you’ve made. Be thankful for your loved ones. Sometimes we forget to look back. To look back down the road we just came from and appreciate it. There’s plenty of time to look ahead. Never forget to be grateful, to be truly appreciative and greatly thankful for all that has passed to get us where we are today.
Thank you everyone for an amazing 2010. Your influence has touched and shaped me in ways that are unexplainable. A heartfelt thank you to everyone that has crossed my life from the slightest of instances to greatest of purposes. And I look forward to many more great experiences with you in all in 2011.
Happy 2011 everyone! Wishing you all the absolute best with my warmest and dearest regards in the year to come.
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