The End, and a Beginning.

The year 2011 has finally come to an end.

I have been waiting for this, not because my times will change overnight or life will be brand new again. But I wanted this day to come, because a New Year brings with it a feeling...of an end, and a beginning.

The year 2011 brought about changes in my life that I could have not imagined, or wanted. Harsh decisions, unwanted struggle, and a string of complications which I could never see myself facing, the year wasn't the best times I have faced. 

And when things go wrong, you really aren't at your sensible best. You tend to go weak. You tend to avoid confrontations, avoid the bad situations, avoid truth. You need a strong provocation to get back on your feet, get sensible, and ready to face the challenges again.

And that's why the onset of The New Year is special. It brings me to a place, where I stand and look back and introspect. I want to see what went wrong, analyze why it went wrong and figure out what I need to do. I want to put a closure to things that I don't wish to carry on with me. I want to lighten the burden on my mind and want to figure a way out for as many problems as I can, before I step into the new year. I like the feeling of closing all the open items, and keeping them aside, forever. 

This time of the year, brings hope. Of change, of leaving behind the things and moving ahead, of doing something to sort yourself out.

My problems are still there, but as the year changes at this hour, I feel, perhaps I will be able to put the bad times behind. I will be able to move on. I will be able to figure out a way, and become a better, stronger person.

On that note, Cheers to HOPE. :)