“One should not fret about the past or worry about the future and that mindulness of the present moment is the key to balance, strength, fortitude, health, well-being and peace.”
~ Sathya Sai Baba
You would have heard this (or something similar) time over time, but it’s that time of the year again when everyone starts wondering about their life’s purpose… what they achieved in the last 12 months and what they are going to achieve in the next 12.
I would like to say, that as a Yoga teacher I have perfected the art of living in the present moment and not be affected by all these New Year frenzy.
Unfortunately, that is far from true! As I write this…my mind rushes to list everything that I should have done or could have achieved in the last one year. Why stop there? It even tries to make its own resolutions (plus a few completely new ones!) for the coming year to make up for all those unachieved ambitions!
FRESH AIR PLEASE!
My mind is now rebelling! Telling me that resolutions are useless – what will happen … will happen. Resolutions! Resolutions! Do we actually need them? Well, maybe it would help to reflect on 2008. Let’s take a look.
2008 was a year full of firsts for me:
- 1st time I had a chance to train the children from my yoga-for-kids class for a major public performance
- 1st time I organized a day-long retreat to nature and natural-ness with fellow “yogis” in my home country
- 1st time I organised and conducted a charity public workshop on sleeping well
- 1st time I made the decision to venture out of the corporate world and start something on my own
- 1st time I experienced death in such close proximity, a life changing experience that taught me happiness and sorrow are different sides of the same coin
- 1st time I bathed in the majestic Ganges River
- 1st time I set my eyes on the snow peaks of the Himalayas
- Last but not least….1st time I started blogging…(even though I didn’t keep up with my aim of 1 post a week!)
So what’s my point?
None of the above was something I actually set out to achieve in the beginning of the year. None of the above started of as a New Year Resolution. They all just happened (I assume) when they were meant to happen.
Even though one side of me still screams at the missed opportunities… another side is feeling so grateful for all the unexpected opportunities and events that makes me who I am today.
So now, should I or should I not make a resolution for 2009?
I’m a searching soul… I don’t have an answer to that. I’m just going to exhale all my expectations and regrets from 2008 and will take a deep breath as the clock strikes 12 to embrace 2009 as a fresh new beginning for more wonderful lessons in this little journey I call my life.
Happy New Year, you all 
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Here’s to a year full of blessings!!
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