A Recap Of 2011

2 days from now and 2011 will be gone just like that. It will be a year that we saw and conquered in our own ways. Each individual will write their own story. It could be a story of love, achievement, happiness or sadness. We chose this story from the moment we counted down to 2011 and now it’s up to us to finish it.

I don’t know what your story is but I can share with you mine. It’s not that amazing story you read in novels, it’s just a story of my 2011 life.

When guys were counting down to usher in 2011, I was shedding tears. My pal had just been involved in a terrible accident and was at ICU. His life was hanging by a thread. It was my worst New Year usher. I’m glad to say to his well and very health. The English people usually say that the way you start a new year is very important because it will reflect through the entire year. I never believed in this saying but I can surely say that it’s true.

2011 has been the year which I have shed the most tears. I ushered it crying and have cried throughout but have also had my great moments this year.

Early this year I lost a friend Fare Thee Well She was a friend I was just getting to know and I looked forward to our new found relationship but it didn’t last for long. However I’m glad I got to know her and for the short time we were friends on earth. R.I.P Grace

Mid this year I battled so much with my job. Several times I found myself typing that letter, I was going through a mid career crisis. My family and close friends had that long talk with me and it opened my eyes and I’m thankful to them. I’m still doing what I do best and looking at my job as an opportunity to open other great doors.

Financial this year has been a tough one and all this was contributed by the high cost of living in Kenya. In a blink of an eye the poor were becoming poorer and the rich, richer. The dollar went up and it made some Kenyans live under a dollar. Fuel prices shot up and resulted to high prices of food commodities. 2011 is a year that everybody or should I say most people were hit hard financial. This will definitely be a year that most Kenyans will live to tell.

I turned a new age in October and every year that this happens I’m usually so scared because I’m getting older and yet I have so many things I want to achieve. I always feel like my time is running out so fast. However I’m grateful for this far God has brought me. It’s been years of ups and downs, heartbroken, cried, smiled and laughed but as each year passes by I become wiser and stronger.