The new me, I hope

It may be still a few days to go before 2007 but I have already decided that my main resolution will be: that I will always remain happy and cheerful in whatever circumstances.

We've all heard this -- that whether we are sad or happy, life goes on, so why not be happy? -- but it did not really sink in until recently.

What happened to trigger such a decision? Ironically, thoughts of mortality (personal as wll as those around me whom I love very, very much), my turning to Christ since April this year, the support of my friends and their example, worry over my other half's job (her constant travelling, especially) but mostly, because I WANT to be happy because I hope the people around me will not have to bear with my mood swings any more. Yes, I could be quite a grouch in the past, ha ha.

Life is short. Know that this is true. This is serious stuff. How I want to be happy because yes, time is always slipping away.

Thank you, Lord, for guiding me in my daily life, for teaching me so much, for showing me that joy does lie with me, if only I choose to grasp it. Thank you, Lord, for transforming me. I only hope I can live up to Your expectations.