HAPPY NEW YEAR

Dear friend,

This past 2005 brought me to unforgetable experiences that you mad part of. The conversations we had, the e-mail you wrote, the desicion you took, the smile you offered, the asessment you gave me, the detail that you took care of, the support you offered me when I needed it, the piece of your world that you showed me, came together and made my 2005.

For all of us, it was a year of choices. Choices that we dared to take, choices that we are now proud of, even if at the moment we took them or when we assumed the consequences all seemed to be hard. Think about it ... is life something different than a journey where day after day we have the right to choose who we want to be? And who we want to be is driven by our dreams. Let´s be conscious around that and be clear that dreams are realities and they are not buzzwords! Let´s enjoy this constant activity of exploring and taking choices and let these choices be the guardians of our dreams. If we approach life like that, I am pretty sure there is always a reason to wake up every day with a smile and with this emotion on our hearts that we feel when we are so close to our dreams.

We live in an era where in many places of the globe it has never been more difficult to to follow our dreams - the price is high and sometimes it seems to be so complicated, that we are simply tempted to give up, forgetting that by doing it, we are also giving up who we are. This world is already full of people that have done so, let´s not become one of them! I know the dreams of many of you and they are beautiful, so beautiful that many of them have inspired my own ones. Let´s please never missuse the opportunity that life has given us to have a acces to education, to a family, to diversity, to health to remain loyal to our dreams.

Today, many will decide to no longer sit back with a victim mentality, but to take charge of their lives and make positive changes. Why not us? Today, many will rise above their believed limitations and make contact with their powerful innate strength. Why not us?

I wish you all a new year full of dreams, love, health and more than anything, the attitude. Happy 2006 wherever you are! and remember ... have you encouraged your dreams today?

Oriana

Ps. Check out my recent country visits postings:

Colombia
Bolivia
Argentina
Dominican Republic Part I and Part II
Puerto Rico Part I and Part II
and other holidays