The Best is Yet to Come

[TheAstronaut]

Well 2002 is drawing to an end, setting us well into a new century & one must look back at what has happened. Has it been a good year for everyone? Do you have regret of what may have happened? Are you prepared for the new year?

I seem to be reaching the same position many of you did in the past few years - school ending etc, preparing to make descisions of a great importance.

I look back at this year and cannot believe what has happened. If someone had told me in January what was going to happen I would have not believed them for a second! Now I wonder what next year shall bring? Does anyone have advice they want to share?

Does anyone want to share what they feel about this year? I can only say this year has been my most promising and uplifting year!

I wish everybody their best these holidays and a good new year

[Glen]

Just hang on and enjoy the ride I guess

I've had a pretty good year, all up. There was a huge loss that was hard to cope with...but most everything else just about compensated.

[Jerry]

This year has gone so quickly but at the same time when I look back I realise just how much I crammed into one year, for me it almost seems like a lifetime! This year has been fantastic for me personally. I've just finished Year 12 which is a relief, and I'm proud of what I've accomplished.

Musically speaking it's been a great year! I've been fortunate enough to get to quite a few gigs e.g: Something For Kate (numerous times including Paul Dempsey solo), Motor Ace (twice), Jebediah, Oasis, Powderfinger, ...Trail Of Dead, Mercury Rev, Grinspoon, Superhiest. And this year locally the music scene has grown in my hometown and I've discovered some great talented bands.

I hope I will have as good a year next year as I did this year ;D

[singingcirclesaway]

i don't know what to make of this year. i've achieved zip, really, but i know i needed this so as i wouldn't go insane after school/before uni. i've spent almost $20,000 and made not even 1. it's amusing what you can find to do (or not do) with your time when you have nothing much of anything to do. i know i fucked up a hell of a lot, but i like to think of it as a lesson learned, and i'll never do it again. hopefully. the last month or so of this year have been the hardest though, since i realised i've had to make a lot of life-changing decisions, and it's now or never. it's scary, but i'm looking forward to a more productive 2003. bring it on.

[Tiberius]

Pretty good year.

The year of change.

I started the year having regular money and a regular job. Then I started my TAFE course and a term later I quit my job. It's been a year of finding my feet again and working out where I want to be in life and what I want to do. I'd like to have been one of those people that woke up at age 6 and said "ahh yes, I know what I want my career to be" and never wavered from that choice, but it wasn't meant to be like that for me.

However, it hasn't been all bad, I saw Something For Kate play a number of times and even went to Melbourne twice to see them (and Paul solo the second time) play. And I'm clearer about where I'm heading now than I was 12 months ago.

I've also come to some realisations about myself and the world. They should be common sense, but not everything is that simple. I've learnt that you can't force fate. You can't snap your fingers and have everything you want tomorrow. You also can't force people. People will be who they will be, and any effort to change them will often be wasted. It's better to look for people worthy of your time rather than trying to get blood out of a stone. I've also learnt that if you want to do something, then you have to be consistent in doing it. You're not allowed to say you "quit" until you're the best at it. If hypothetically you want to be an athlete, you can't "quit" until you win a gold medal. Until that time, if you stop, you never really started. Finally, I also learnt, that time will keep on going, it won't stop for you.

I see this year (2002) as Part I of some television story arc. It's been the build up to Part II next year. And as we all know, Part I is just the introduction to something bigger and explosive...

[glow=red,2,300]to be continued...[/glow]
(next year)

[TheAstronaut]

I see this year (2002) as Part I of some television story arc. It's been the build up to Part II next year. And as we all know, Part I is just the introduction to something bigger and explosive...

Hmm, Mark - Which city will you and your Terrorist Faction be attacking?

[Tiberius]

Reykjavik.

[TheAstronaut]

Hey thats not problem for me then

[Catfish]

this year's been all yep for me, compared to past years anyway. the only thing i regret is kicking my toe 2 saturdays ago because it even hurts to walk when i am drunk!! now that painful.






yes this is drinky drinky post.

[Kristy]

Well i think this year had probably been the best for me so far. Since i went to TAFE 4 years ago i knew that this is what i wanted to be studying, well pretty much anyway i had a few other things going through my head but i always went back to this. And i loved uni so much this year and i'm looking forward to the next few. I also learnt alot this year, i decided to stop allowing myself to be the victim, i can blame people for my problems or i can actually do something to work through them and forget about that person that did a pretty good job at screwing me up. And i also learnt that i can't make people see the world the way i do, all i can do is keep my beliefs and not bother with those people. Even if i have disagreements with friends about something i feel really strongly about i usually just let it go, and a few months ago i couldn't just let it go. I don't let it affect me the way it used to.

And i think this is the first year in a few that i don't have anything to regret, apart from the overwhelming desire i've had to get undressed when drunk the last few weeks.

So yeah i'm looking forward to next year! A little nervous, and really hopinng to not be in Canberra for another year.

[singingcirclesaway]

Kristy said:

And i think this is the first year in a few that i don't have anything to regret, apart from the overwhelming desire i've had to get undressed when drunk the last few weeks.

what the hell is with that?! i have the same problem, except i've let it happen. not cool. oops.

[Sonic Death Monkey]

This year has gone so incredibly quickly for me. When i look back at it i can't say that i have achieved all that much which i am not all that happy with, but in the last month things have definetly been on the up. The last two years have been transitional years for me, and alot has changed. In this time i feel like i have really changed my whole outlook on life (partly good and partly bad) and have really worked out who i am and where i want to go as a person, both on a personal and professional level which is good. Now i just have to ensure that i take the steps to get where i want to be, because knowing what i want to do has always been quite easy for me, but actually doing it is another story. The biggest hurdle this year has been moving away from my past which i have just about done, there is only really one thing to do (the toughest and biggest thing) and this should be resolved by the end of january.

Whatever happens with the things i have to resolve, i really do think that next year is gonna be a kick-ass year. I have decided that i don't want to live with anymore uncertainty in my life that is largely self-inflicted. My plan is to have fun with whatever it is i am doing and do it well.

[fathershark]

this year has been a Watershed for me - I've overcame a lot of personal problems and obstacles, have fallen in love again, bought a house, and am looking for a dog..............it doesn't get any better than that!