* 2011 *

the new year is probably the time to start writing about new promises, new thoughts, new decisions and all other pledges that accompany the idea of a new years resolution package.

for me, this new year is going to be about one word: commitment.
- commitment to family.
- commitment to work.
- commitment to friends.
- commitment to study.
- commitment to discipline.

it's probably a tough ask, but as i was sitting on a beach at dawn on new years day, the beauty of this view at 5:27am helped me to realise that my fears about this year are probably unwarranted.



after processing all those thoughts, it was quite uncanny when i came across this yesterday, in an old journal of mine - my new years resolution for 2004:

"i'm going to be committed this year. i won't stray. i'm going to live what i believe. i'm going to stand firm. i'm going to trust."

seven years later, i'm realizing that it's funny how some things are so cyclical.