Happy new year to you and all my readers out there. Welcome
to 2017, a new year that is no doubts filled with mixed feelings, expectations,
dreams, goals and so on.
Yes, here we go again. It’s really a new year and just like
yesterday, 2016 was here and it went past before our very eyes as though it
wasn’t here at all and gbam! We are in 2017 already.
As fast as 2016 went, for some of us, it was either a great,
good, lovely, slow, fast, awesome or whatever you decide to name it as not
everyone had their dreams and expectations met hence it is a ‘carry over’ of such dreams, goals or
expectations for many.
But then what can you do but to ‘deal with’ whatever your
experiences were in 2016 and move on with positive mindsets for this brand new
year 2017.
Whatever your dreams are, don’t give up on them yet. You may
ask the ‘why’ questions and I am quick to respond to such ‘whys’ with “because you still have life”.
Carry on with life and be more optimistic that things will
turn out better this year as long as you work harder and not give up or give in
to challenges that will definitely show up in this ‘course of life’. I call
them ‘challenges’ and not ‘problems’ because when you see any obstacles as
challenges, you are bound to look beyond them and envisage the victories ahead
without any thoughts of giving up on that goal.
For many families, they hoped and expected babies in 2016. While
some of these families had their babies, some others didn’t get and of course
felt broken as it was another year of unfulfilled dream and expectation despite
the many prophecies that may have come their way.
The other day, a friend, Charles Novia posted on his facebook
page on the issue of childbearing saying “If
you can't have babies, go adopt. Who says your loins have to be the blood
father or your womb the blood mother? This is the 21st century. Change your way
of thinking about life and what the society wants from you. I have been talking
with a few old folks and it gets lonely when you get old. It's really lonely. The
only joy some of the old folks derive is that they have grown up children and
grandchildren still visiting or taking care of them. They can't describe the
joy. What if they never had kids? There's always the old persons homes for
those kind, who may wish to live there. But it's by choice in Western Societies
in some instances. Old Age Living is mostly communal in Africa. But it is
better enjoyed when those folks have kids. Don't be lonely”. Enough said on
that for now.
For some other families and individuals, maybe it was just a
new car or better jobs they wished for but they went through the year hopeful
each month but could barely fuel their worn-out cars till the end of the year
not to talk about getting a new one. Again they heard as ‘happy new year’ rent
the air on the 1st of January with no new cars, jobs or houses to
show for all their toil through the past year.
Again, for some persons who are faced with health challenges,
they believed and hoped all through the year for healing, having done all they
know to do medically, spiritually and financially, yet they are still ill leaving
them dejected into the New Year.
I could go on and on given the many unfulfilled dreams and
expectations. But there’s no point reeling them out. Suffice to say here that
we all have to hope again, believe again, try again and be very positive.
No matter what the economy says, just believe in this year
2017 that it is indeed a year for your divine laughter. Don’t give up! Not yet!!
Not ever!!!
Once again, happy New Year!
