Contrary to my decision earlier this year to let happiness quotes find me, I decided to look for an image to add to this blog's final post. And I found one which gives the title to the post with a sub-title: be happy, keep smiling and a pre-title: life will be better that kind of summarize my whole living happily thing for 2011.
I am terrible for remembering my achievements. That's why probably one of the reasons why I get down every now and then. So I need to keep record of them. Or I need someone who loves me reminding me of them. That's why I kept my 2011's New Year Resolution simple: Be Happy.
So, what is the verdict? Overall I can say I succeeded. 2011 it's been a happy year for me. Of course there has been dark and sad moments. But I think I'm in the right path to change my life's outlook or my outlook on life, whichever you prefer.
But unlike 2011, being happy is not over. It's a continuous assessment in the school of life. (I love that academic term in Spanish: "evaluación continua"!) It takes effort. Constantly. Well, more than effort I would say practice. A conscious practice. And then it becomes habit, second nature.
Enough rambling. My New Year's Resolutions for 2012? Ha! That's a good one. I'm trying to keep it simple, so only one thing for me. The problem? To choose it. I guess one of the next things that I need to address in my life is fear which stops me (& everybody else) from fulfilling our own potential. Or so I hear. So even if I AM afraid and a bit skeptical that I'll "bump" into fear quotes as much as I did with happy ones, I won't be afraid and I'll go for it: 2012 The Year of Living Fearlessly. What do you think?
And even if I fail, and I'm scared to death, I'll try not to forget 2011 and I'll smile through it!
There you go!
