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Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to 2001. I hope you had a great holiday season, and are ready to make 2001 the best year of your life. I have just finished one of the more spectacular holiday seasons of my life, certainly one of my best ever, for different reasons than ever before.

I’m sure it’s no surprise to anyone that I have not been a regular on the social scene for the past 26 months, even over the past 4-5 months I have been in a self-induced isolation. After having a great, and fairly active, July and August, I really pulled away from the traditional social settings and spent a lot of time by myself over the fall. And it was time very well spent. It was an opportunity for me to continue my trend of learning, growing, and consciously guiding myself down a path that I feel most comfortable traveling. Once December arrived, my urge to “be social” did begin to set in, and it was appropriately timed as Christmas certainly brings many social opportunities. I took advantage.

I have spent most every night of the past 9-10 out with friends and family, and I have loved every minute of it. It has been so great to see so many people who I haven’t seen in a couple of years, and to be out doing some of the things I love so very much… such as “dancing like nobodies watching” to some classic 80’s rock, taking in a live concert, or acting my shoe size with my buddies.

I said that this Christmas was one of my best ever, for different reasons, and I think the major different element is that I feel as though I did many more things for me, and I happened to do them during Christmas time. I feel as though I have to be careful how I explain this thought. In some way I do feel as though a lot of my efforts over the past 6-8 months have been focused on other things, and giving varying levels of myself to those other things. Outside of my isolation, which hasn’t required much physical energy, a large portion of my energy has gone towards reaching my goals relating to those other things. And the experiences that have come from that effort have been nothing short of remarkable!!

I made a comment the other day that I almost feel selfish after the week I have had, as I really feel as though I have been fairly self-absorbed, at least from the physical energy perspective. With some exceptions, that is not something that I have felt over the past 26 months relating to my series, but even throughout my series to this point I have not felt that I have been selfish with my physical energy. I wonder how those who were close to me feel about this thought, I do feel as though I spread out my energy as best I could. To use a business example, I do feel as though I used much of my “disposable income” on myself over the past 9-10 days, which happened to coincide with the Christmas season, and also contributed to making it one of my best ever, in different ways.

So now that my Christmas celebrating has pretty much come to a conclusion, I will catch up on some rest and look forward to resuming the tackling of my “to do” list. I think this Christmas Season has taught me that I do still enjoy the social side of life, as much as ever, or more than ever, just not in the same ways, or states, as I once did. And that small, but growing, part of me that is looking for balance will hopefully incorporate a more balanced approach in my next 4-5 months. In fact I’m sure it will.

Today I had the opportunity to propose a toast at my Sparkes family New Year’s Day supper, at which time I unofficially-officially declared 2001 as the year of giving yourself to others, both those who are close to you, and those to whom you have no direct connection. As my experience indicates that it is one of the most rewarding and exceptional experiences you can have while living this life. I’ve had many experiences in my 25 years, and few parallel those involved with giving your love, specifically giving intangible forms of your love to others.

As 2001 gets under way I am prepared more than ever to give myself, with balance, to the ideas and mission I have developed, and I look forward to sharing the ups and downs of execution. I hope this is the best year of your life, I feel confident to say it will be the best of mine.

Welcome to the New Year, and I hope you can stick to your resolutions. I’ve managed to keep mine so far!

Always…
Live Life. Love Life.

Geoff
#4

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