On December 31 parties were ramping up all over the country
in preparation for the New Year. Homes turned into night clubs and night clubs
turned the party meter up to 11. On this night everyone gets in on the action
of ringing in a new year with a party, from casinos to churches to
neighborhoods to comedy clubs. The biggest block party of them all is Time
Square where people come from all over the world just to welcome the New Year. Bringing
in the New Year with a party goes together like bacon & eggs, biscuits
& gravy, and well, like Dick Clark & New Year’s Eve. But what about the
rest of the year, where’s its party?
When we leave the party, we are wearing a smile,
anticipating dreams coming true and oftentimes forgetting when we wake there is
a hangover waiting. It’s almost a foretelling, for too many it seems, that the
hangover we are nursing is a precursor of what is to come for the year. Real
life replaces the dreams and anticipation with pain, hurt, depression, just
plain being sick and tired. The New Year with all its hope and promise at the
celebration on December 31, even on January 1, seems to get short changed as
the days roll by.
January 2nd and following receives no party, no
celebration because this is when the work really begins. The exercise, the
planning and the rest of the new dreams from December 31st now have
to be put into action. It’s now when the rubber meets the road. This goes
against today’s popular notion of instant success, glamorous riches and a life
of ease. But ask anyone who has achieved those “dreams come true” experiences
and they will tell you there was nothing easy about it.
There is something to be said about perseverance, goals, determination
and hard work because each of those words are what it takes to achieve your new
year’s resolutions. That’s when the real party begins, what happens on December
31st should really be the first of many that occurs throughout the New
Year.
I heard recently January 6th tops the list of the most frustrating, angry and discouraging days of the year. The reason is that is how long it takes us to totally forget and give up on our dreams. Just 6 days is all. No wonder there are no more parties during the year, what is there to celebrate?
I heard recently January 6th tops the list of the most frustrating, angry and discouraging days of the year. The reason is that is how long it takes us to totally forget and give up on our dreams. Just 6 days is all. No wonder there are no more parties during the year, what is there to celebrate?
I have decided this year it will be different. 2014 will be
the year of the party. No matter how large or small, every victory keeps me
focused on my goal and strengthens my resolve to succeed, so it’s worth the
year long party. With this renewed determination I have already seen small
victories worthy of a party. I have already scored a meeting with a television
executive, in talks with a national headliner about co-headlining some shows
and various other events have validated my journey toward my dreams. As each
of you win your own personal victories you can join me in making 2014 the year of the
party.
So I say, “2014, Welcome to the party!”
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