counting.down.2012

you spent your last few hours of 2012 in monaco. had a long but not too elaborated dinner at one of the Italian restaurant facing the yacht harbor with the Christmas market as the setting and monte carlo casino a short walk away.

 you had a salad as starter

 a beef tartare as your main

and a cafe gourmet to finish...

 he has escargots

and a pizza as main.  the dinner took you to 10.30pm.

with some an hour and a half of 2012, you hike up the casino. The night isn't that cold at all, you walk around the casino compound, people start congregating, you're not the only one with idea to count down here. the setting is still very Christmas, so Christmasy that you mistakenly thought Christmas 2012 has yet to arrive, whilst you are here to usher off 2012 and welcome 2013.

he went away 30 min before midnight, you stood here, while people watching, you also recall your life in 2012. your clearly remember that last year, this time you were anxious and worried about your health. trying to combat a verdict of surgery and seeking the second opinion in asia.

today, you stand here giving thanks for the better life post the surgery. it isn't that hard when you know that God is in control. you just need to let go and let God. you stand here giving thanks to God, knowing Him is the best thing that ever happened in your life. your life is complete, albeit some physical absence but the love of Christ surpass everything and right at this moment you know your life is complete with Jesus. you may not be the happiest person in the world but you have the joy that the world cannot give yet God has given that to you.

you finished 2012 well, live your purpose and had your breakthrough, even though it may not be a big ground breaking breakthrough, it's indeed a year of breakthrough for you.

and now watching the firework right here, in this square, you are ready for 2013 - the year of maximization. you give thanks to God for all you have and the fact is you don't have everything, but you choose to love what you have, and that is a simple act to live a maximum life.
you may not pop a champagne here but you stood here watching the firework live and observe the great finale of the firework. right here, at this moment with your honey, is all you want. thank you Jesus for 2012!

happy new year!

welcome the year of maximization!