It's a brand new year...but are you new? by Maria Domenica Tavera on Friday, January 2, 2009 at 2:29am

Here we are...finally its 09,i've been waiting!!! 
But have you ever wondered what's gonna be different from last year? 
2008, we all went through some stuff...I personally went through alot. 
Those close to me know i made some good decisions 
and i also made some awful decisions. 
Some caused me pain & from the rest i gained. 
I made alot of mistakes as well, learnt from some and still learning 
from a couple & from others i might never learn. 
I changed alot in 2008, grew up & woke up to face reality... 
It was hard but i did it & alot of you out there need to do d same. 
I lost a couple of people that meant alot to me... 
Some passed away as for others, we just grew apart... 
But that never meant it was the end of the world. 
People come & people go just like the seasons in the sun 
never the less we have to push for tomorrow 
to make sure it becomes brighter & better than yesterday... 
In my 2008 there were a lot of negative forces around me, 
most of which, i created for myself by myself 
i was constantly mad, depressed & frustrated. 
I barely smiled & i hardly laughed ... 
The happiness that once existed within me was stolen... 
I knew this was happening but i often found myself in denial. 
The good thing is, i accepted my faults & realised that 
the only person that could help me find my happiness 
was me. 
I promised myself that 2009 would be the beginning of a new me 
& a new me would change & brighten up my world. 
I left all my burden and pain in 2008 & shut the door behind me. 
Its history and that's what it'll always be to me. 
I feel restored and free...now i can breathe 
I have alot of goals set for myself this year & plan 
not only to achieve my goals but to overachieve them 
"Shoot for the moon even if u miss, u'll land among the stars" 
That's my motivation for this year... 
I have alot ahead of me and the journey's just begun... 
I've got a new me & my new year planned!!! 
I hope you do too???!!! 
Even though it might mean letting go of someone or something 
that you care about sooo much... 
If it'll make you be a better you... 
Toss them behind you, never look back 
And head for your breakthrough!!!