Well unlike last year I did not end the year with a strong kick and solid run. Although we focus on the finish line, it is not just about the end all the end - it can be about the journey that was endured to get there. 2009 for me was that type of year. I wished more of it, but things don't always go as planned.
I made a number of resolutions last year. Let's recap:
- Log no less than 25 running equivalent miles a week/ going to the gym at least 3x a week: Nope. I started doing this, but this did not happen post May
- Complete reading 12 new books: More or less accomplished
- See my family at least once a week: On average yes
- Learn to cook 3-4 new dishes: Definitely accomplished this
- Add 2 new country stamps to my VALID passport: Accomplished
- Take a photography class: Nope
- Read a book in french: Not finished, started reading Diary of Anne Frank, but did not get far
- Run a sub-2hr half marathon: Nope
- Run the NYC marathon: Nope - Definite No
- Bonus resolution: Sure why not (PS: cannot remember what this one was - haha)
For 2010, I have decided that I am not going to make any resolutions. 2009 was supposed to be about "Slowing me down before my life passed me by". Somewhere in the middle of it, I forgot that anthem, but I was reminded it of it during the second half of the year. "Only Time" will tell what 2010 has in store. All I ask of it, is may things work out the way they are supposed to and if I can ask for more, give me the strength to accept whatever happens.
Below is a recap of what 2009 taught me. I hope you enjoy the song and the video. The quality is not the best, and I hope you are a fast reader :-)
Happy New Year! May you smile like it is your 4th birthday, laugh so the world can hear you, eat whatever your heart desires and run like there is no limit.
xx
T
Slow me down photos & quotes
“Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.”
"Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone"
- Anthony Burgess
- Anthony Burgess
"Impossible is nothing"
– John Maxwell
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Nelson Mandela
“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”
"The two most power filled words—'I Can!'"
"You know nothing for sure...except the fact that you know nothing for sure." – JFK
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” - Reinhold Niebuhr
“That is what Americans do. We face a challenge -- no matter how great -- because we know that on the other side there is always hope.”
– John Kerry
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
– Buddha
"Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.”
– Horace
“Life is either a great adventure or nothing.”
– Helen Keller
"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky” – Buddha
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”
– Dr Seuss
“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” – Aaron Siskind
“You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel.”
“It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.” – Mother Teresa
“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” – Ernest Hemingway
"A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life."- Isadora James
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
– T.S. Eliot
“Focus on your potential instead of your limitations”
– Alan Loy McGinnis
“Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.” – Jack Nicklaus
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."– Walt Disney
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family” – Anthony Brandt
"I started cooking when I was 32; up until then I just ate."- Julia Child
“Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.”
“My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy the ice cream while it's on your plate” – Thornton Wilder
“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” – James Dean
“The most beautiful thing in life is that our souls remain over the places where we once enjoyed ourselves” – Kahlil Gibran
"I cannot imagine living and not running."
"When the rain is pouring down and my heart is hurting, you will always be around. This I know for certain"
– Alicia Keyes; No One
"Best wishes on this adventure upon which you are embarking. This is the start of many. Allow yourself to enjoy and grow from all that you see and do. Don’t forget to come home"– Bhai "Rick" Sevak
“Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.” – Gary allan
“It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.” – Dale Carnegie
“There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever” 
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I needed this today. Thanks xx
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