This is question #12 of the Year End Countdown Challenge held in Dec 2012, where we count down to the new year with 13 reflective questions. The challenge is now over but you can do the tasks in your own time. Visit the overview page for all the challenge tasks.
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2013 Countdown Challenge! :D
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I thank all of you for signing up for this 2013 Countdown Challenge and joining me in rounding up 2012 and welcoming 2013 as one community and one family. I have always felt that Personal Excellence is this third space in our lives, between our workplace and our homes, where we gather with like-minded individuals to grow. The challenges, and your fervent responses to each challenge, are the exact proof of that.
I’m excited at what 2013 is going to bring, but first, let’s focus on reflecting on how 2012 has been for us. This is what the 2013 Countdown Challenge is for. Onward and forward with the challenge guys!
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2013 Countdown, Question #12…
Yesterday, we answered the question, “How has your year of 2012 been?” If you have not posted your answer, please do so here:
https://personalexcellence.co/blog/2013countdown-13/
Today’s question, question #12, is:
What are 12 things you love about year 2012?
Your Task
- Reflect and answer today’s question. There’s no word limit – whether minimum or maximum. Write as few or as many words as you want. It’s all up to what you want to express!
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- Check out other participants’ answers. Other participants will be sharing their answers too, so feel free to read and reply to their answers.
Look forward to reading your answers! :)
(After you are done, proceed to #11: What were your lowest points this year? Why?)
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1. The Abbey
2. My core group of friends and the adventures we have had over the year
3. Watching friends change from being self-doubting and having low self-confidence to working through what makes them feel this way and grow within themselves
4. Helping others to see who they really are and what they have to offer to themselves, their work and careers and their relationships
5. Completing study
6. Having time to myself
7. Reconnecting with whanau
8. Making the decision to put my own health first
9. Eliminating negative relationships
10. Overcoming difficult situations
11. Have been teaching for 10 years now
12. Having the opportunity to love
What are 12 things you love about year 2012?
1. The women’s service organization I joined in fall of this year
2. Slowly becoming closer to people within the gospel choir I sing in
3. Working a job for the first time in my life and feeling productive/like I accomplished something
4. Feeling free from my depression and self doubt during a three-week period this fall.
5. The deep/random/silly/awesome conversations I had with my roommate this year
6. Having my car in LA this summer and becoming a better driver
7. For the first time, actually taking time and thinking about how to actively change rather than just saying “I want to change” and hoping it magically happens
8. Watching my hair slowly grow into a huge, fluffy afro
9. The few times that I said “F**k it” and just did random things (went to a couple concerts, said “yes” to random invitations, etc). I almost always ended up having a really good time.
10. I took an amazing course spring semester this year that discussed the appropriation of Greek and Roman myths in African American writing. I loved all the books that I read and it was one of the most interesting courses I’ve taken.
11. I’m starting to strike out on my own as an adult and make decisions for myself.
12. I took a break from dancing and was able to explore other things (more community service, etc.), which was nice
1. Realizing that Allah will always test me (I am grateful He is always there)
2. My family
3.Being Myself (learning to love myself and seeing life as it is makes me feel “lighter”)
4. My friends
5.My cats
6.My books (Reading more made me realize how little I know)
7. Awesome websites like PE
8. Finding an amazing life coach
9. Having an awesome buddy that I email daily
10. Learning to feel less guilty
11. Felling with my heart
12. Having so many one to one honest talks with friends/family
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1. My girls had several opportunities to travel.
2. I met a very special friend over the summer that will forever touch my life.
3. I loved that my great god son turned one years old on December 16th.
4. I am happy I had a family reunion in July and met some family I didn’t know I had and also found out my family heritage goes back to Chief Powhattan.
5. My 36th birthday fell on Thanksgiving Day this year as it does ever 10 years I believe.
6. A wonderful vacation to Tn. was delightful.
7. I started a blog before the year was up and have been working more on writing poetry.
8. My exercise level has been up and I feel more fit.
9. Another family reunion that is annual on a different side of the family, turned out beautiful.
10. My 6 year old enjoyed playing t-ball in the spring.
11. The election either way it went was a great time to remind everyone they need to vote.
12. I learned some on gardening, which has been a wonderful hobby.
I live in down Philadelphia.
I had time to enjoy the city early in the year.
I spent some quality time with son.
I got a great job.
I am working on improving my relationship.
I enjoyed trying new restaurants in the city.
I enjoy walking to work.
I enjoy going to the movies.
I have met great people at work.
I am increasing my skills and experience at work.
I am in a better position financially at the end of the year.
I feel positive and excited about the year to come.
1. I love that I was able to take my elderly mum on a 3 week holiday
2. I love seeing my children growing up and becoming admirable young adults
3. I love that I am still married to the same man after 23 years
4. I love being able to paint and draw and do well in art shows
5. I love that my family are all fit and healthy
6. I love that my tumour is gone, my health has improved and I am now ‘”n the clear”
7. I love that I have enjoyed the company of some good friends
8. I love that my children passed their exams
9.I love that even in the darkest places, there are always opportunities
10.I love that I have worked towards improving my relationships with my children
11.I love that although my career has stalled, a new direction will eventually appear
12. I love that the end of this year brings with it a fresh start for 2013
1. The incredible summer we had
2. Moving to a new city
3. Spending time with family
4. Successes at work
5. Traveling and spending time with my husband
6. Our first camping trip
7. Staying debt-free all year
8. Working on my art
9. Growing as an individual and learning to stand up for myself
10. Achieving my ideal weight goal
11. Trying vegetarianism for two months
12. Becoming pregnant with our first child
Congratulations on becoming pregnant with your first child!! That is a wonderful experience.
1. Meeting new friends
2. Meeting my boyfriend :)
3. The Olympics! Very inspiring!
4. Travelling across America and experiencing new things and people
5.College, singing and dancing
6.My 21st birthday!
7.Being in London (After moving from Scotland)
8. Improving myself, to think positively even when times are tough
9.Canoeing the Great Glen Way
10. My good health :)
11. Coming home to see family and friends
12. Having a purpose and making people smile with my bright attitude :)
1. Im glad to achieved a good grade in my result.
2. Able to focus on dual courses.
3. I found my soul mate(even though she is no more)
4. Proud to live with very good friends.
5. Having a broken and geting alternative ways to overcome.
6. All in all 2012 is most memorable year for me.
6. Reading PE and changing myself (Thanks Celes)
I’m going to name 12 things I’ve gained having become homeless since I consider 2012 my homeless year:
1. I’ve become independant.
2. I have a job that helps me sustain myself AND practice my japanese
3. I’ve had my heart broken and got over it, now I have a wonderful boyfriend who has forgiven me and still cares about me.
4. I’ve met people i’ve become close with a the house.
5. I’m able to appreciate the time I spend with my family.
6. I’m learning what it takes to take care of myself and my family, such as helping with rent.
7. I’m learning to save part of my income every paycheck.
8. I can start relating to people more easily.
9. I’ve become more confident now that I’ve hit rock bottom and got myself out
10. i can take pride in my accomplishments since becoming homeless.
11. I can challegne myself more
12. And most of all, I can take pride in being homeless because it has been a huge experience for me
Here are my list, in no particular order.
1. Spent more time with my son
2. Learned how to knit
3. Being able to make several creative projects
4. Finally working from home which opened a door of other opportunities
5. Finding international communities in FB and Google Plus that promotes peaceful parenting and making new friends in the process.
6. Being able to be the parent representative of my son’s class. It is not easy but it helps me to be more involved in my son’s education.
7. Knowing people that inspire others by living the life they teach.
8. Being appreciated for small gestures that I didn’t really think mattered that much. It sometimes surprises me how people appreciates small things like spending a few Skype moments with them to just talk and listen to their woes and provide some positive thoughts. Or sharing a bunch of photos I took during a trip.
9. Signing up to become a dealer of a local company which sells organic personal hygiene products. By doing so I am also indirectly helping our less privileged people who works and supplies raw materials to the company.
10. Good health for me and my family throughout the year.
11. Joining a writing club
12. Seeing my favorite boyband from my youth perform live in our country.
1. Being part of an International forum- ASIA Blogfest Festival
2. Having a loving family
3. Enjoying an engaging career
4. This Year I graduate from my major tourism
5. Improving my health and fitness- go to gym 3 time per weel
6. Waking up each morning
7. Going to bed each night
8. Helping others
9. Reading
10. Learning
11. Keeping a positive attitude
12. Kick out lot of Item in my bucket list
1. Going to Berlin
2. Getting into running seriously
3. Hanging out with my friend S
4. Getting a new job
5. Working with a great fun boss and colleagues for
A while
6. Doing a meditation course
7. Doing a Positive Psychology course
8. Decluttering my home quite a bit
9. My son’s 6th Birthday party
10. Doing the Artist’s Way course
11. My brother E making me laugh
12. All the hugs, love and laughter from my son
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1. Meeting Jeff and being with him
2. My adult children get along well with him, knowing how Jeff treats me well and we compliment each other.
3. First Grandchild (Granddaughter) was born and- born healthy, love my Twinkle Eye and daughter in-law.
4. Finding myself again not just as a woman but as a person I thought would never come back again.
5. Being able to make my own decisions without being told the decision I made was wrong
6. Jeff and I went to alot of festivals in the area and out of state. We both like the same music, pop hits, love dancing, me acting like I was really young-teen years again.
7. Promotion at work that came unexpectedly. Positive outlook on life and saying my blessings and believing in the blessings I do have in life. Not taking any moment of breath for granted.
8. Letting go of “the breast cancer was me” Breast Cancer isn’t me and never was. Acceptance. Yes cancer free for 5 years.
9. continue to share my story with other cancer survivors, not necessarily with breast cancer, any type of cancer or severe illness.
10. Planning for a good positive future
11. knowing that my family doesn’t have to be “Blood” Related. My kids are awesome, I have 2 Male and Female. My daughter will be getting married next year and my son has been married for 2 years.
12. enjoying Christmas with the ones I love and the close knit friends we have whom I love dearly, may not be an abundance, however, we are like being born in the same family, arguements, wrong sayings, allowing our feelings to be hurt, most importantly saying “I am sorry” and meaning it. Working through difficult learning lessons. I am very blessed to have an awesome 2012 and it isn’t over yet!
1. Gained forgiveness with my family.
2. Travelled to Berlin for the first time.
3. Joined voluntary services and created & handmade items to raise funds which were donated to them.
4. Little improvement in salary.
5. Met my brother after three years.
6. Stepped foot in my hometown after what seemed like centuries.
7. Reconnected at least with 1 person in my family.
8. Able to see bitter realities of few people whom I thought otherwise genuinely loved and cared.
9. Received achievement award from company’s CEO.
10. Learned how to travel in a foreign country; most importantly, by letting go of fear.
11. Reconnected with an old friend.
12. And last but definitely not least, this year my birthday falls on the actual week day I was born on.
1. My relationship with my girlfriend
2. My vacation to Morocco
3. Meeting my challenge to read 50 books
4. Hiking and being outdoors.
5. The new friends I made
6. And the ones I still have
7. Understanding more about what makes me tick
8. Working at a job that I love
9. Gaining confidence in myself and my abilities
10. All the bright, sunshine filled days
11. All the new music I discovered
12. My family
1. I loved spending quality time with my daughter Sia, attending various toddler groups, going to Krazy clubs and long walks feeding the ducks. I really enjoy seeing her grow and the opportunity to teach her to eat healthy, learn words numbers and languages.
2. I loved our trip to Ireland and spending quality time with Mum and dad and attending a really good friends wedding.
3. Really loved reading some amazing books
4.Thoroughly enjoyed spending time with Jyoti bhabi and family.
5.I love the fact that I managed to lose weight in a healthy manner and be almost the weight that I wanted to be.
6. I have become more aware of the food we eat as a family, and take care in eating more fruit, veg as well as omega 3 loaded seeds and nuts.
7. I love the fact that despite losing amma earlier in the year, the entire year was very calm and placid and everyone I know is healthy and fit.
8. I love the fact that I have learnt the value of money and learnt to manange it to the best of my ability.
9.2012 has been great as Sia has become more independent and my life has become much easier.
10.I am thankful for our relationship and that though it hasn’t got stronger, I know we need to work on it together to make it work even better.
11. Thankful for living in this country which is so full of opportunities.
Dave, Meg, Chris, Mom, Dad, Pam and Pat, Paula and Scott, Ali, Laura, Matt, Sara, and Ryan
1. Being able to wake every morning and going to bed each evening.
2. Having such a great relationship with my husband.
3. Finally clearing myself out of debt.
4. Having the opportunity to finally purchase a brand new home.
5. Learning about myself on a more spiritual level.
6. Learning more about immigration law to help my clients.
7. Learning more from mother to help make our business succeed.
8. Trusting always and only in God.
9. Transitioning from having people in my life who were utterly useless to great humble people.
10. Reading a few more books than normal, even when it is was extremely chaotic to do so.
11. Having a loving and caring family.
12. Discovering and participating in Personal Excellence. Somehow I feel this is going to kick start me in to a new year with much more personal growth, which is very much needed. :heart:
1. I was able to visit my daughter Skye twice this year, versus the one time I usually get to travel up north.
2. I was able to spend extra time with my daughter Zowie, who is planning a move to London next year.
3. I am renting a room in a house near where Zowie lives and attends school, and have found that I enjoy this area.
4. I have leaned that how many things I have is not as important as what I have. I have given away so much, and don’t even miss the things I no longer have.
5. I have had the opportunity to assess the items that I have stored since my move to this room. There are a few more things I will not be bringing here, but I am planning the arrangement of the room that I am renting so that I can include the items that I find necessary in my life. This winter will be spent readying this room for the addition of these items.
6. I enjoy working back at the inn. I used to work there when my daughters were little.
7. I love that I trained for two more positions at the inn, one in laundry and one as a front desk agent. I no longer have to clean rooms every time I go to work :)
8. I also love that I got two raises at work this year, one for housekeeping and the other for front desk.
9. I like that people had enough confidence in me, believing that I could perform the front desk job, which gave me the push to try it. I did not ask for the position, the general manager approached me.
10. I enjoyed spending more time outside, photographing nature.
11. I love that I managed to write 50,000 + words in my second manuscript during the month of November.
12. I like that I feel good about myself as a person. This has not always been the case. It is funny how I feel better now that I have given up so many things, than I did before.
1. I Started grad school.
2. I got all A’s my first semester.
3. I traveled to Pittsburgh
4. I started and finished an online genealogy course.
5. My brother had a baby, a new nephew for me.
6. My marriage feels better.
7. My children impress me more and more every year.
8. My family and I are on a 12 state road trip for Christmas.
9. I got a 4.0 in last spring’s refresher classes.
10. I got a 4.0 in my first semester of Grad School.
11. I read 20 books.
12. The world didn’t end.
I had a hard time coming up with these… that’s sad. One resolution is to pay more attention.
Thinking of twelve things I love about the year 2012, I realized I really had to work to come up with the second half of my list. But I appreciate that, because it really had me think about the year as a whole. I love that this list is essentially a list of things I’m grateful for this year, as I think it’s always a great idea to count your blessings. =)
Here’s my list then, in no particular order:
1) I got to meet my best friend in person for the first time! I was really nervous about it, and honestly it was pretty awkward initially. But it didn’t take too long for us to get comfortable with each other, and our friendship has been stronger ever since because of it.
2) I met a ton of new friends this year, who I feel very close to. By chance, a guy approached my sister in one of her classes and through her connection with him, I got to meet an awesome group of people (who were actually closer to my age than hers, not that it matters too much) who I begun to hang out with regularly. It’s been great, it’s been my best semester yet in terms of meeting and getting close to new people. I’m so thankful for everything they’ve taught me so far, and can only hope we keep in contact through the years!
3) I made Dean’s List for both of my semesters at college this year. Well technically, the fall semester hasn’t been announced yet, but my grades are good enough for it!
4) I began to figure out who I really am this year. Still an ongoing process as there’s a lot to learn about myself after focusing on others for so long, but I’ve made good progress and see no signs of stopping.
5) I started trying new things outside of my comfort zone. Whether meeting or going out with people, or trying new experiences entirely (like going to a Hookah bar), I’ve definitely attempted a lot more this year than I have before, and I think I’m better for it.
6) I finally figured out what I’m doing with my undergraduate degree (Majoring in English and minoring in Web Technology). For a while I was considering changing my major, but I wasn’t sure to what. I ended up just adding a minor instead. I’m still not entirely sure what I’m aiming for career-wise, but at least I’m learning things I love.
7) I got an awesome haircut that I really love. Sorta a silly one, but I got a very visibly asymmetric look (short on the right side and long on the left) and I absolutely love it! I’m pretty shy and usually avoid things which draw attention to myself, but I decided to go for it in a step of being a little braver.
8) I got glasses, so my eyes are no longer straining like they used to. I avoided this hoping somehow my eyes would fix themselves, but I finally realized risking the health of my eyes was just not worth it. I hope to get contacts soon to get even sharper vision.
9) I picked up a lot of hobbies again that I stopped pursuing when I hit a rough patch in my life, such as writing and drawing. I had many things going against me when I stopped writing and drawing, and I never quite had the energy to pick it up again. It’s near the end of the year, but I’ve actually begun sketching and writing again. Nothing’s really come of it so far, but I’m happy to at least have the will to try.
10) I got a solid grasp on the basics of HTML and CSS thanks to my classes, allowing me to take my amateurish knowledge a step higher to a more practical level. I can set up basic websites from memory now, which gives me a solid foundation for learning more advanced web-coding techniques.
11) I read two of my poems at a reading for my school’s literary magazine, Daedalus, and had both published in this year’s edition as well. I’m also an editor for the magazine, which means I get to practice my editing skills while reading student-submitted poems and short stories.
12) I’ve learned some amazing things and have gotten some amazing advice this year, much of which is finally starting to sink in for me. One of my new friends I’ve met this year is especially to thank for this. I’ve learned that as long as I do my best, I can’t really worry about anything else. Our lives are too short to live worrying about every little thing, and it’s all we can do to try to make a difference while we’re here. Our purpose is to do something, to contribute to this world and the people in it. We all mess up sometimes, but what counts is not giving up and giving life all we’ve got.
As a bonus, we survived the end of the world as it’s officially 12/21/12. Woohoo! :dance:
1 stepping out on my own in massage business.
2 great summer for camping
3 lots of kayaking
4 in crease in pay
5 adding great new friends to my team
6 able to help family when needed..
7 healthy all year
8 my son getting a degree in business marketing
9 gained and still working on my leadership
10 money to invest in to my leadership business
11 great clients
12 been blessed in many ways..thank you God for all of them..
St. Louis, MO, USA
10:59 PM
12 Things I love about 2012
1. I got my new name
2. I got a job
3. I had a chance to travel throughout California and Illinois- for work purposes
4. I had a chance to attend some seminars with Alison Armstrong http://www.understandmen.com
5. I began my journey with Toastmasters
6. I made some improvements on my physical appearance- which made me feel better about myself and helped improve my self-esteem
7. I planted and kept a garden for the first time ever!
8. I had a lovely vacation visit with my youngest brother in SOCAL
9. I had a chance to visit Sedona, Santa Barbara, Chicago, etc. for fun and relaxation!
10. I went on a solo-camping trip and it was a great time of reflection
11. I was able to set forth a financial plan to help me save money and have a plan to get rid of debt. I’m happy to say that I have been able to pay off some debt, and I’m going to keep going until I’m debt free and prosperous!
11. I was able to come home for the holidays to spend it with my family- I’m grateful for that!
12. I’m starting my own business, and continuing down my path of self growth!!
~Maximilanah :D
1- My Husband. :love:
2- My Daughter :hug:
3 – My Son :clap:
4- My Cat :twisted:
5- Restoring my Real Estate License to ACTIVE STATUS, becoming a professional REALTOR & Officially Renewing until 2014 !!
6- My Friend / Broker opening her New Real Estate Office with me as a New Agent.
7- I work with really amazingly kind, sweet & supportive Ladies in my regular job! ( well most of them anyway :)
8- My Live in Nanny who is so much more than just a Nanny to Our Family. :bow:
9- My DAD :angel:
10- Finding Pastor Joel Osteen’s books & sharing God’s INSPIRATION & POSITIVITY for my life.
11- FAMILY TRIP TO TEXAS & LOUISIANA …reconnected with extended Family after 10 years. Kids had a blast.
12- MYSELF … had a very difficult couple years, lost my way & had some very extreme lows, but I have come to a place where I see it as part of my journey and preparations & experiences I needed to develop me character. I am sure I am on the road to great abundance, explosive blessings, & I love life.
~LLM :heart: :angel:
A wonderful way to spread the love by appreciating the people in your life. I can’t help but agree with you there
Family
FrieNds
Travel
Job
Kids
Health
Working out
Hope
Love
Opportunity
Community
Recovery
1. Been a lovely daughter to my parents – fulfilled couple of their wishes [Trip to temple and a Jewellery]
2. I met my lover for the first time after we fell in love
3. Been able to keep my wood-by happier, all the times
4. Been highly conscious of health esp eating habits
5. Joined a gym
6. Been able to support my younger brother on his business
7. Watched some interesting movies that I longed to watch..
8. Being good friend and made a good friend at gym.
9. Helped my relative financially, who is suffering from color blindness
10. Being a moral support to my Aunty, who is suffering from breast cancer with bone metastasis
11. Had a distinct professional growth, esp on handling people
12. ***Engineering myself [my inner self] and could able to feel the calmness in me on any crisis***
It sounds like you’ve strived to aim higher in your personal growth. I admire that
→ My self-development over the past few months
→ Started tutoring and setting online business which I have been harping on for years
→ Exploring food and places with my love one
→ Learning more new things, whether at work or life
→ Being requested to teach the same student again next year
→ Being offered a position and having the option to ‘consider’ it
→ Improved in my understanding of communication and knowing that assertiveness get things done
→ Introduced skipping and sit-ups to my routine in case of rainy season like end of the year
→ Started climbing stairs instead of taking lifts
→ Spending weekends with people I love
→ Sharing knowledge with children, teaching them to be independent and watching their eyes light up
→ Finding my life values & aligning my life to them
12 things I love about 2012
1) PE.
2) I make decision by myself, it turns out positively.
3) My ‘No’ stands and always protect me.
4) I was short listed in my dream job in 2012.
5) Air force, that’s my job. Will be going for the training in January 2013. Am so happy.
6) I was unable 2 be hurt again by the male foes, yes, I learn a lot from them.
7) I had good time with my friends but have affection for non.
8) I learn to have faith in God and trust no man.
9) I had Gods’ protection in 2012 and I pray for His Grace also.
10) I have a wonderful family, its had living with them, but PE made me to adjust with them both in character
11) Helping other family the little way I can.
12) Through gaining self-confidence, I have met a lot of decent people with whom I now interact friendly with.
Definitely taking a stand for yourself. Props for that I hope you cleave your way forward in style
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