Hallmark Moments Of 2011: December Comes Then Disappears- Faster & Faster Every Year

The heading above is part of the song, I Need A Silent Night by Amy Grant. How true.. December comes then disappears- faster & faster every year!

I started writing this blog way back in 2006. Back then, blogging was just writing and publishing. While that hasn’t changed much, there’s a lot more than just writing and publishing now! Social Media, blog marketing, video, SEO etc takes so much of time and really takes time out of what I love doing, writing! Hopefully, one day, I would be in a position to outsource all the things that I don’t want to do and just concentrate on writing. Until then, it’s a difficult juggle.

Blogging wise, this year has been huge for me. While things were fairly silent on this blog I was concentrating more on my niche blogs. It was difficult because I also have my day job. Like many people, I like to escape from my cubical nation and be my own boss thus gradually laying the foundation now in small micro steps!

Every year, I sort of have something similar to the Oscars, for blog posts. Have a look at the past years.

• 2010 Wind Down Of Enhance Life
• 2009 Wind Down Of Enhance Life
• 2008 Wind Down Of Enhance Life
• 2007 Wind Down Of Enhance Life
• 2006 Wind Down Of Enhance Life

This year, it's not quite as grand as it used to be :-) but nevertheless I hope you enjoy...

• Most commented post - Would You Help Others Succeed Without Expectations?
• Most linked post - How to Find Good Books to Read
• Most visited post - 6 Things You Can Do More Of To Enhance Your Life This Year
• My Favorite post - How To Overcome Laziness And Do The Things You Need To Do
• The HARSH truth post - The Last Look
• ‘Such is Life’ post - Just Because You Are Angry, Opinionated, Frustrated or Jealous
• Career post - Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
• Communication post- Proven Tips To Get People To Reply Your Email!

Thank You

Questions, feedback, post ideas, product inquiries etc I've got many emails this year from various readers. Amongst those were some really heart warming emails. People sharing stories, telling me how certain posts I've written have helped them. Reading those emails makes me realize that the effort that goes into this blog is so... worth it!
Thank you very much.. my dear readers.

Whenever I get inspired and have a few minutes to spare, I will keep blogging here. I hope you are still with me and continue to stay subscribed to Enhance Life RSS through the coming year too.

All the best for the year 2012!

Related Posts

• 2007: Hold On To The Hallmark Moments
• Remembering Hallmark Moments Of 2008

Remembering Hallmark Moments Of 2008

Most of the yearly review posts I read (on other blogs) indicated that they had a fairly traumatic 2008(economy etc). This post is a recap of my life this year and what I hope to achieve in 2009.

The Good..

• I learned a new instrument. I can now play the guitar without driving my neighbors crazy!
• I am more confident with my driving, than I was a year ago.
• I now weigh 45Kgs. (I was consistent with my exercise routine and lost about 10Kgs within the year.)
• I started weaving ideas for a book.

The Bad…
In many areas, I was “playing it safe”. Looking back, I believe could have taken more “calculated risks”.

Lessons learned!
As I have mentioned in the my About page, what I write here is based on my incidental gleanings. 2008, has indeed been an eye opener!

A few noteworthy things I personally came to understand and believe in (…the hard way) this year…

• Never let anyone persuade me for a “third chance”.
• Never make someone a priority, who makes me an option.
• However good or bad a situation is… it will change.

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning, but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.~Hal Borland

I am thankful…
I’m immensely grateful for all the people who helped me get through several difficult periods of this year.

My Goals for 2009
I am generally a very “private” person. I had to really squeeze my neck to publish this post! I wanted to list this out here, so that I will feel more accountable for it. I plan on reviewing these goals on the last week of December 2009!

Writing: Complete the first draft of my book
Health : Stay true to my exercise routine (no matter how busy!)
Finance: Find ways to double ROI
Love : Take a leap of faith!
Career : Broaden my technical expertise
General : Stop worrying about how big a challenge is and focus on the best way to achieve it.... in stages!

As the last post for this year, let me leave you with this. If you could have one wish come true for the coming year, what would it be?

2007: Hold On To The Hallmark Moments

The year 2007 began on a high note for me. No sooner followed a few setbacks. The choices were hard and the solutions seemed scarce. Time, friends and family kept the rhythm of life flowing. I don't have any regrets. It was indeed one of those life lessons. Perhaps I had to learn it the hard way. Given the same situation now, I probably would handle it differently.

Mid year came, I had to make some deceive decisions relating to my career. It was a tough one to make at the time. Looking back at it now, I know I made the right choice.

All in all, I have enough hallmark moments I can take away with me to the year 2008. I suppose at the end of it all, it really comes down to two things for me.

* The people…. who left a foot print in my life.
* The moments/memories…. that made me smile, happy and sad.

As you might have realized, this year has been a mixed bag of experiences for me. Through it all, I am proud to say that I have learned, grown and matured!

"Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning, but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us." ~ Hal Borland

As I step into another new year, I have hope…Hope of better days for you and me. What will year 2008 have in store for us?