Happy New Year 2017

I never celebrated New Year and till few years back I used to feel it is nothing special. It is just another day and why so much fuss about it, is my thinking! I still do not celebrate New Year, but I realize that it offers a nice opportunity to reflect, reassess and reform. Every step we take should be better than the one before and as we step into a new year, it is useful to think about how our future steps can be better.

So here I wish you all a Happy New Year!

New Year is a time for reflection...
Our triumphs and failures
Our joys and sorrows
Our hopes and disappointments
All inspiring us to move ahead

New Year is a time for aspiration...
To become more joyful
To spread more love
To make life more fruitful

May in this new year
We become more of what we want to be
More of what we need to be

Happy New Year!

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