A message of happy new year

Today is the last day of 2016, everyone is talking about their plans to celebrate 31st and their plans for the new year. Why not write a short letter to the new year??

"Dear 2017,

We welcome you with new hopes and aspirations. One more year has passed and though 2016 was not an easy year for me, I survived. At times during the year, I thought I wouldn't make it at work or health or some other areas of my life till today. But here I am - standing tall and strong and still smiling. 2016 taught me something about myself - that despite the challenges I faced, my willpower to keep fighting through the struggle really helped me grow.

The situations where I thought "I can't do this" or "I don't know what to do", I was able to find a way. I made mistakes, maybe hurt some people, felt unappreciated at times, and very angry too. But through all this clutter I heard my inner voice that kept saying to me "you are stronger than this problem, you got to keep the fight on".

There were also some wonderful things that happened to me this year, I finally started my blog. I want to really thank all of my readers who supported me through my first year of writing this blog, who helped me inspire people and to inspire myself. I express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone of you who liked my page, read my posts, shared my posts for being part of this journey.

I hope 2017 will be a positive year with no accidents, no wars, more smiles and fun and lots of love for all. I pray that this journey of inspiration will continue to grow and more people will join our mission to spread positivity, joy and enthusiasm.

Thank you 2016, I am grateful for everything I achieved this year and I welcome you -2017 with a new zeal and new aspirations."

I wish you all a very happy, healthy and inspiring new year. I request my readers to write their own short notes or letters to 2017 in the comments box. Let's inspire and be inspired.

My Cousin Dennis

I had a cousin whose name was Dennis,

He was so sweet and never a menace,

He stayed far away from me, in a different country,

Yet when we met, I felt so great,

When he shifted to the city few blocks away from me,

We were too busy to meet to have a cup of tea,

Years have passed since I saw him last,

Time seems to have passed too fast,

Today I got a message from my mom about his sudden death,

She said your cousin Dennis breathed his last breath,

I could not believe that I would never see him again,

Nor hear him call out my name or pass by my lane,

I wish I had called him earlier, 

I wish we had met when our houses were so near,

Life is so short and we often don’t realize,

Now he is gone and I didn’t even get to say goodbye,

He was a nice guy always greeted me with a smile,

I admired him a lot for his willpower and drive,

He was in the hospital for quite a while,

But he fought till the end with persistence and tenacity,

Although he is not present with us today physically,

He will always be remembered for his determination and simplicity!!