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A LETTER TO SANTA!

I sure hope I’m not the only one who goes around thinking how time flies. Only a moment ago we were setting resolutions for the New Year, talking how we’d resolved to put an end to our “bad habits” and start with the good. And shortly, we’ll be making arrangements for Christmas. In between, a lot has happened. We’ve seen our perceived self-discipline come to naught. We’ve slept off our dreams over and over, and have gone back to the way we were this time last year.

Ok, maybe our pay cheques have added an extra zero or two. Or we’ve found our life partners and made a mini version of our selves. But how much of a difference can we point out from where we were this time last year and now? If the only difference in our lives is in the increase of our waist or dress size then there’s cause for alarm. If our dreams are still unknown, if our ambitions remain a distant achievement, and if our present reality is what we call our comfort zone, then we have a lot left to achieve. Time, they say, waits for no one. Fortunately, our dreams may tarry for a while and our bright and colorful future may stay within reach in the hope that we’ll make the much needed effort soon. But we still must make haste in pursuit of our goals. Challenges may abound in the form of a stifling working environment, or worse still, a non-existent job. Yours might be the frustrations from a lover now turned stranger, or the complete absence of a lover. Whatever the limitation or frustration in this moment, there’s time for a change.

While the days run fast, and time speeds off like a hurricane storm, we must remember that the moment of change could be in as short a while as a day or a minute. Today, make up your mind to make the rest of the year the best days of this year. Strive for the extraordinary, and make your quest genuine and passionate. Resolve, not to have this year end like all others. Make this year, and what’s left of it the best you’ve ever had. That said, I’m officially making plans for Christmas. “Dear Santa, how’s the North Pole at this time of the year …”