Dear 2015,
It’s time to say good-bye. Tonight the world will celebrate your departure with a drink, a dance, a kiss, a movie and just a chilled out evening. Either way it will be celebration that ends with a loud shout out of “HAPPY NEW YEAR.” Tomorrow we will welcome 2016 with open arms.
Tonight, I sit surrounded by love and joy reflecting on the year almost gone. 2015, every year, I wonder why do we wait till the end of the year to celebrate? Why do we wait for the NYE to make a resolution and improve our life? Few weeks ago, I was making my annual family greeting card and thinking of captions and quotes to summarize my wish for 2016. I decided on “the best is yet to come,’ and then it struck me, NYE is about hope. “The best is yet to come.”
It is this hope that keeps the world moving. It is hope for our loved ones, it is hope for a world with peace, it is hope that our kids will find a world better than ours.
Hope is the kinetic energy for our soul, it is hope that keeps the flame of positivity alive and makes us all human.
So you see 2015, If you agree, then there really is no right or wrong way to celebrate NYE. Whether we a choose to watch the ball drop in the comfort of our home or party the night out, we celebrate hope as we wish. We do what is needed to keep us moving forward, because that is what NYE is all about. It is about dreaming the impossible and hoping we will be one step closer to that dream before the next NYE rings in.
2015, you brought in tears and joy alike. From the birth of a royal prince to the celebration of Marty McFly and Dr. Emmet’s vision to the many wars; It’s been quite a year for you and I am sure you are tired and ready to call it a night.
On a more personal front, between you and me the story wasn’t any different. You pulled out all the tricks and tried your best to keep the downward spiral going but then hope stepped in and the spiral reversed. Hope showed me the last frontier, hope brought in old school friendships I had forgotten, hope encouraged me to pick up the painting brushes again and most recently hope (read hubby) fulfilled long over due bucket list item and seeing Sedona and Death Valley. More importantly hope reminded me that I am only responsible for myself.
You taught me that as humans the only super power we have is to keep moving. No matter how tough it gets, no matter how much life sucks, we have to get up every morning with a smile and hope for a good day.
2015, I bid you farewell tonight. I wish you luck and I hope you have a wonderful afterlife. Tomorrow when 2016 knocks on the door, I hope it will have a great year and bring happiness and good health for one and all.
Remember, “The best is yet to come.”
With love,
Shilpa.
Beautifully written Shilpa, and very thought provoking. Wishing you and everyone else peace, joy, health and hope in the new year!!!
Thank you Susan. Wishing you the same too. I am sure 2016 will be a good year for all of us.