P comme Pascale

This is it, the new year has come. A new year which is going to be filled with excitement, joys, but also fears as far as I am concerned...

-- by kretyen

Because 2009 will see many huge changes in my life :

• The end of my studies. Finally, no more exams, no more classes, no more teachers. It'll be the time for me to make my own way through a newly acquired independance. Very exciting!
• 2 major travels : the first to Japan - only for one month, but there'll be more in the future - & next to the US, hopefully for a whole year. At last I will be able to become fluent in English & learn more Japanese!
• Professional choices : up until now, I've been hesitating between lots of different jobs. A singer, a writer, a pro-blogger, a nurse (yes, no kidding!), a teacher, a librarian, etc. I could go on & on. Well, I'll need to pick what I really want to do with my life, but honestly, my preferences are already slowly making themselves clearer...
• Leaving home : well, no surprise if I want to travel. But it's maybe the hardest thing I can think of that 2009 will bring. My brother & I are best friends, & living with my parents has always been great too. It is not easy to leave something that comfortable.

Facing these, I have two solutions : 1) be afraid & scream in anxiety; 2) be excited & look forward taking up the challenges.

Guess which one I intend to pick?

Ok, you're right, let's face it : a little bit of both... But mostly the second one, hopefully.

-- by Faithful Chant

Following the pieces of advice I collected around me in order to conquer this thrilling future, I thought "What do I really want to do with my life? What are the biggest dreams I want to tend to?", picked up my moleskine, & basically summed these up in the following list (not exhaustive!). I want :

• to be artisticly productive. Paintings, collages, drawings, or even digital artwork like webdesign & photography. I love them all & I want to keep learning. I have so many pictures in my head which ask only to be expressed in some graphical way. My future has to include this side of my personality.
• to sing a lot & always. Singing is one of my reasons for living. This is the only thing about me that I never hated even in my darkest times... I heart music, & performing even more! I also want to keep composing &, even more importantly, writing lyrics.
• to write & make my writing better! Especially in French (one of my goals is to write a novel, I think it'll be a dazzling experience), but why not in English too?
• to read & learn, a lot. Novels, short stories, plays, movies, series, video games, new music, etc. Never rest on my already acquired knowledge, never lose curiosity.
• to travel. Well of course, I can't wait to discover more atmospheres & cultures. I want to feel free. I am also thinking of an 'adventure' travel, you know, to leave with nearly nothing, walk & live on what others can offer in exchange for a song or any kind of help. Like Priscilla Telmon did in Tibet, or Sonia & Alexandre Poussin in Africa.
• to meet all kind of people. I used to be (& sometimes still is...) a very shy girl. I want to get over that & make new friends all over the world & at my future home, without ever abandoning the real friendships I already have now.
• to better my look & style. Yup, I want to be bold enough to dress exactly as I want to. I'm currently thinking of dying my hair & have a tattoo, & I'll go for it (that is, when I have enough money...). I want to wear bright & flashy colors without being afraid of what others are thinking, so I can stop in front of any mirror & be amazed by how great I look! Yeah!
• finally, to leave a space open for a serious partner in life. This is important too, I think. Don't know what the future could bring.

Here they are, all the things I want my everyday life to be filled with. & I'll do anything to make them come true.

That's also precisely what I want this blog to be about : how I made my way towards my goals & how did they become reality.

-- by Kristín Sig

So, happy new year to you, hope 2009 will be the year to pursue & reach your dreams, step by step. Remember, nothing is too high to be achieved if you cut it in smaller stages. That's the key to meeting your goals. Be greedy, be bold, dream a lot.

Pascale.

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