CBrajkovich Ramblings

It’s 2013! Happy New Year everyone!!!! 😀

Artist Michael Leunig has the right idea about continuing as usual. What do you think? I know that this is the path I’m taking this year. Actually new paths period as I finally start to walk the road that I’ve been wanting to. Sure, there will still be tasks that need to be accomplished to live, but the reasoning will be completely different as I’m determined to start affecting change in my life that I can push out into the world. This is the year of renewal, a year that follows a whole lot of endings that are begging for new beginnings.

So, no, no more resolutions. I’m going to be like the last guy in Michael’s examples who’s had enough and just wants to create. So 2013 will be a year where I keep connecting as I did in 2012 with people who are also searching for change. And to those who I already know, I’m looking forward to a year full of brand new possibilities and inspirations. Let’s all make it a memorable one, because we’ve finally got the chance!

Boy, am I looking forward to getting back to my writing again! Look forward to some new stuff from me as my brain frees itself from its all that keeps it busy. And no more of stuff that’s holding back all the positivity that I’m going to grab with both hands.

– thanks to this isn’t happiness for a great start to 2013

2012 was a year of fractures. It was a collection of days that tested our faith in walking in our own footsteps. Much like this beautiful image called Ice Rider, taken by National Geographic photographer Matthieu Paley, we have to trust that there is strength to hold us safely as we traverse the many cracks that test who we are during these trials.

We have no idea what 2013 will hold, except that it will be another year that will test our inner strength.

• Will we start to build our dreams?
• Will we be brave enough to show our true selves to the world?
• Will we walk across the cracks to get to our ultimate destination?

These are just a few of the momentous questions that we might encounter when we traverse into a year that seems to indicate rebirth in the truest sense of the word. After all, we met one another on the other side of an ancient myth of finality as though we were given permission to embrace a new beginning. We didn’t go through the painful months of 2012 without realizing that we are indeed capable of being architects of our own destiny (if we so choose). Our world is begging for renewal, and people everywhere are starting to hear its pleas. 2013 can be a year of strength if we abide by the requirements of this rebirth. It’s up to us to share our inner strengths with others to build a foundation that will hold up everything required for a potentially new way of life. Hopefully, we’re all not only up to the task, but willing to participate in this joint period of renewal. Here’s to making it through 2012 and building a brighter 2013.

Piccsy gives us another powerful reminder going into 2013 that should stick with each and every one of us every day of our lives. Life is incredibly tough at times, and sometimes we all feel as though the grit has rubbed off on our outlook. Letting go of the harshness can be a tall order, and yet it’s necessary if you want to find happiness walking next to you as you go through life. Take heed of these important words as you start into a brand new year, perhaps on a brand new path. Believe that beauty is all around you, and you will find it. Let it fill your soul so that you can return some beauty back for others to find. Life is interactive, so why not interact on the sweetness and not the bitterness? Inspiration comes from such fertile grounds.

Just saying…

His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, is known for having a big heart, and this message from the Dalai Lama Centre provides a timely message on how we should be preparing the future generations to live their lives. The message about educating the heart is something that stands for students at any age, as it is something that this world is in shortage of. Sympathy, compassion, love, understanding…all of these traits are thought of as a weakness by a large segment of our human society, and yet it is these traits that place humans apart from so many others. Take this message with heart to the heart, and live its principles going into 2013, and see if it doesn’t help make this world just a little easier to live in. The planet and its living inhabitants are counting on this kind of change to usher in a new age that we’ve been speaking about.

– thanks to Vimeo for the pick and pointer

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!