Hello hi,
Happy New Year! I’m so excited for 2017. 2016 was
quite eventful and went by quickly but I am extremely thankful. I felt like I
experienced a lot…from getting and giving heart aches, to anxiety, to romance,
to travelling, to health matter, to peace! Sometimes, it was so confusing but
God always had a way of showing me his presence. There were times I could literally
feel His favour around me such that I could almost touch it. I got to spend
time with some of my family members, made new friends, rekindled old
friendships, and dumped a praying mantis (ooh! I almost wrote a story about
that!). And speaking about stories, I know I have not written in a very long
time, not because I did not want to, but I was engrossed in other types of
writing and duties. I have missed writing stories a lot, it was like a therapy
for me and a way of expressing myself so I hope to get back to business this
year. I’m definitely adding it to my goals for the New Year.
And that reminds me of my 2016 goals – I had quite a
few, including things like getting my learner’s driver license (I achieved that
in November, ha ha, better late than never). I love to plan things and write
them down so I had written some goals at the beginning of the year and I took a
quick look at them recently. My other goals included things like:
- · Publishing X number of articles (To be continued)
- · Weighing X kg (± Xkg) (I went in and out of the scale but at least I was conscious of my situation, which is the key)
- · Learning more French (oui, je l’apprends encore)
- · Ride my bicycle (to be fair, the weather was not always good; in fact it snowed today :P so TBC)
And last but not the least:
- · Getting married! (I didn’t even try for this one)
Lol! When I was reviewing my accomplishments and
things I needed to work on based on my list, I realized that this was written at
the bottom, with a pencil, and in a smaller font. I do not remember why it was
so, maybe I had added it at the last minute to my list and maybe I was too shy
and did not want others to see it since I put the list up in my office next to
my desk. Perhaps, this was why I did not achieve it, lol, so I will work on it
next year. Nah, I’m sure it was just not yet God’s time for me. J
I may not have achieved everything on my list but I am
happy I wrote them down. Just like a popular saying “Planning is everything but
plans are nothing”, I think it’s a great idea to plan and so I’m making a new
list for 2017 including carry-overs from 2016.
Overall, I am thankful to the Almighty and hopeful for
next year. Three of the things that I ask God for next year are Love, Faith and
Peace. A summary of my year:
January –
I found myself singing “fool again” by Westlife and “survivor” by Destiny child
February –
Family time, whoop whoop!
March –
Lenten season; prayer mood
April – had my annual ice
cream cake
May – Established good friendships
June – Anxious, confused, worried (much
ado about everything)
July – Regain of hope
August – Worked like a bee
September – Gulliver’s travels
October – A Brazilian experience
November – Had the best
poutine in Montreal
December – Got to experience common side effects
of morphine and I pray I never had to take it again!
So that’s it, you might see some stories titled as some
of the phrases above, coming soon. Once again, I am thankful to God and my wonderful
family and friends for a special year and I look forward to a better year.
Happy birthday to my amazing little sister (who wants
my handbag). I pray God continues to show you favour abundantly and bless you
accordingly.
I wish you all
a very happy new year. Please tune in for more stories this year; I promise
that I will try to be good.
And follow me on twitter: @vivio_gogo and Instagram: @ugochiukah
xx
