Congratulations!! You have been so amazing
You there! Yes you…you are a bona fide winner
You have made it till the end of one lifeshaping year
You’re all set and geared, for another bountiful year
You could glide smooth through this long dicey year
You bravely overcame all your big and small fears
Your going got tough, but how you evolved even tougher
You did not permit the icy turmoils to make you shiver
You faced lethal demons, that were so hard to beat
You never knew you had it in you, but see…you did
You understood life’s all about stealing joyful moments
You learnt to be grateful for the life’s very existence
You made some friends, but you sure lost some
You got some love, and you did lose some
You took mindful steps towards the betterment of self
You perpetually endeavored to achieve your best
You dived headlong, reached out to grasp a fuller life
You were resolved to work towards a blessed family life
You lost some, but then you did gain some
You made it through, aren’t you just awesome?
You can do it all again, all this and much more
You have it in you, and you always will forevermore
You’ll be blessed by God, in this brand new roller-coaster
You’ll emerge out stronger, year after year, year after year.
© 2016 Alka Girdhar

Three Sisters – Blue Mountains Katoomba – timeless resilient mounts
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Wish you all lovely readers and dear followers of my blog, a very HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!!
May your new year be better than the one that you are leaving behind.
Did you have a great 2016, or not so good? Hang in there.
As you can still keep your hopes alive in 2017.
Happy New Year
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Thanks Sanjeet! Wish you a blessed 2017.
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We have been to the Three Sisters. Gorgeous mountain. Thank you for sharing. Happy New Year to you!
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That’s nice to know. Every time we go there, Katoomba gives a different feeling as if there is some mystery. Best wishes to you for 2017!
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At least these three sisters are not subject to the same hardship of the 12 apostles in Melbourn. So the mountain is still standing. Wishing you a healthy and happy 2017 all years long. Thank you for stopping by.
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Warm new year wishes sent your way, Alka. May life stretch its arms wider in magnanimity towards you and yours, and the same continue to reflect in your magnanimous word.
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Thank you so much for the wishes! I reciprocate the same. We all need some generosity from life this year, and every other year. An outpour of magnanimous words is sometimes just an empathy that takes birth after having seen life’s erratic moods, and not just the benign.
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Hi Alka, hope you had a good 2016…
Wishing you a lovely year ahead in 2017 and may your wishes fly sky high.
😀
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Hi Nihar! Thanks for the wishes. Year 2016 was a bit unpredictable and probably it was so for many. Hope you had a good one, and I do hope things are better in 2017 🙂
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Thanks Alka, I agree last year was bit chaotic and so many things happened at all front…hoping for a good year and wishing you once again a wonderful year 2017…
take care!!!
😀
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Lovely thoughts Alka! Yes, we are through another year…having faced all the so called demons, full of new hopes! May all those hopes soar to make our lives healthy, happy and peaceful!
Thanks for the wishes and I reciprocate the same. Have a wonderful 2017 🙂
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Thanks Balroop! We move on from one year to the other. Having faced the demons, we hold on to our belief that we have emerged out stronger, all ready to take charge of things to come while hoping for the best. True, pray that our hopes turn into actual happiness in all possible ways.
Happy 2017 to you and your family 🙂
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Thanks Alka. I hope you would support my new book. I am sharing its details in tomorrow’s post.
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Thanks for the information. I will certainly have a look and also read the book. I’m sure it will be inspirational like your other work.
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Such wonderful post on this New Year…have a good one 😊
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Thank you so much, Alok! Much appreciated 🙂
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Happy New Year! Really great text. Have a wonderful 2017 with lots of new adventures! 😀
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Thank you for the appreciation and for the warm wishes! Wish you too have a wonderful 2017…full of all round happiness 🙂
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I loved the spirit of optimism in the poem. Yes, we have battled everything bad and embraced everything good. We are survivors and we all are winners of life… year after year… 🙂
Wish you a great year ahead… 🙂
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Thanks Maniparna! You said it well that we have battled on. In fact, survivors are only those who are able to embrace the good without dwelling on the inevitable miseries, and without getting stuck in time. Wish you too a wonderful year full of happiness 🙂
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Thanks for the share!
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I LOVED this poem so much! Very well written & enjoyable to read! Hope you had a happy new year! Keep up the great work! Check out my blog – if you don’t mind! I’d love to hear your thoughts! 🙂 🙂
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Thank you so much! The word LOVED stood out to bring a smile on my face. A week gone since the onset of new year, but the mood prevails and so should our efforts to make 2017 great for all the coming months. I’ll check your writings. A smiling dreamer is sure to have fun and imagination 🙂
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It’s My Pleasure! Thankyou – I really appreciate it! 😊
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I just got a rejection letter for a novel I wrote, it’s 35 rejections now. Not starting 2017 the way I want… your poem lifted me. Thank you.
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When we have tried our best, and thereafter left with no options but to carry on with head held high, it is then that positive thinking can still get us through. Another way is to change your strategy and try things differently. Sometimes it’s not just our talent and skills that matter, rather what this world wants to see in us. Wish you a great 2017 and may your dreams come true 🙂
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