The Year of the Dragon

I am born a Dragon and proud of it.My first realization of the importance of the dragon was when elder brother got married and I was asked to roll on the bed to bring them a baby.And guess what? They did get a baby boy and a baby girl later... To the Chinese the dragon symbolises power,strength,courage and it is one of the most sought after animals in the Chinese zodiac. What 2012 holds for everyone is anybody's guess.Some will climb up the job ladder,some will be blessed with new additions to the family,some may fall sick .One thing is sure everyone will be one year older and we should be thankful that we can see another year.Too often we take things for granted and do not appreciate what we have>Instead we tend to yearn for what we do not have like more money, a bigger house , a bigger car and etc so much so we forget to see and appreciate what we have in hand.To me a happy and healthy family is the greatest gift.Nothing would please us more than to see our children lead useful lives with their own families and more importantly have the strength of character which we have been trying to implant onto them since the day they were born.Seeing the grandchildren grow up and develop is one of life's blessigs which sometimes we fail to appreciate. Greeting the new year with greater self awareness and greater appreciation of what we have would certainly make the new year more meaningful>It does not matter what the dragon or any other animal in the zodiac signifies,,what is important in life is how we choose to live it.That choice is ours to make and in making that choice we need to take a good look at the things which matter most to us. It requires the right attitude to face anything new and 2012 is a new year.If we are able to evaluate and analyse the year gone by and decide what are our priorities for the new year we have something exciting to look forward to.The new year gives you more time to perhaps do what you have been unable to do and a chance to do things which you want to do.Grab this chance ,do it with the right attitude and you will have a challenging and exciting year ahead !