Having "Me" Time

Suddenly, 2010 is over just like that.  Before I have a chance to give it a proper goodbye, 2011 creeps up on me faster than I can say farewell to all the marvelous experiences and lessons I have learnt throughout the past year.   Of course there were sad times, stressful times and not so pleasant times, but then I choose to remember the good times, the happy times and all the things that makes life pleasant. This year will definitely be one fascinating year.  In every aspect, the world is changing.  Climate change is causing many countries to experience snowfall unlike ever before.  Belgium is having their coldest winter.. when I lived there over 20 years ago, it hardly snowed.  When it did, it'll melt away so soon I never got to make a snowman.  Economies are recovering from the financial crisis, politics is changing  and of course, we are all growing a year older.   Age creeps up quietly on us like a cat watching a mo...

Most often, as we get older and go through life working, we forget what it is to be the "child" inside. Responsibilities make us serious, work harder and sometimes we just forget to play. We grab and hold onto certain ideals and thoughts because they make us feel "safe." We feel "safe" because we know the outcome. We are afraid to make decisions that are out of our "comfort zone" and involves the unknown. The adventurous person inside of us disappears. (Of course not everyone is like this, some remain adventurous no matter how old they are. Lucky them!) We start defining our preferences. I like plain water without ice, I don't like cream on cakes, I prefer dark chocolate, I like my steak medium rare, I like my pasta al dente, I like orange colored light, I like quiet surroundings, I like nature... I like... I like... We also start defining what we dont like. I don't like loud noises, I don't like people who change lanes w...