A New Season

It is amazing how fast we can change gears and move along into the new year. I mean it wasn't too long since we were busy singing carols and eating lots of ham. The season of christmas ends with christmas day. That has always been a bit of a downer to me. Why stop when the party had just started. I guess all festivities need to end at some point, what with the year ending and all that jazz. 

There are good things that come with endings and conclusions. Can you guess it? It's real cheesy, but with every ending we open doors for new beginnings. Unless you die... You can't really do anything once you're dead. 

"I know it's been a while, and it'll be a long while more..." 

It has been a long time since I've updated this blog. I missed out some killer reviews like Interstellar, The Hobbit 3, The Hunger Games 3, and some others... I could have made some posts about cooking. I mean I did recently discover the wonders of the mee goreng burger, and yes that does exist, but all of those things didn't really inspire me to write. It's funny to say that since the formatting for those types of posts are fairly straight forward. If you look closely I pretty much copy and paste my previous posts and change the words. How do you think I survived English in high school? Nevertheless, I have finally aligned my thoughts enough to produce my final post of 2014. 

"Yes it's a reflection post okay..."

Be Cautious 

This year I learned a lot about dealing with people. I learned that sometimes you need to look at a situation from another person's perspective. You might be a tough guy, but most people aren't so heartless. Be cautious. I have upset many people this year without realising it. One thing you learn from making mistakes is how to not to repeat them. At least that's how it is supposed to work. What I want you to take from this is to try to be more sensitive towards other people. You don't have to be a psychologist. You don't need to know the tools or the methods but you should still have some empathy. I like empathy. It allows you to feel happy for someone. That's like free happiness! Such a bargain. 

Be Caring 

It may be the holiday spirit, but I want to push for more cheer all around. When you're a gamer like me you come across toxic people all the time. Don't be like that. Putting other people down just because you're having a bad time is not the way to go. I've learnt that trying to put people down really reflects on your own insecurities. In these times we point out the bad in others just so that we can feel wonderful about ourselves because we're, apparently, better than them. It's okay to be disappointed, but you can use mistakes as stepping stones. Instead of bring someone down try to bring them up. You can always feel better about yourself if you've been the good guy in the story. Everyone loves the good guy. 

Be Confident 

It's an amazing thing to be confident. Not only do you attract people to you, but it also shows that you trust yourself. You trust your actions and the actions you will make. Everything that happened in the past shaped you into the person you are today. The real question is whether you are okay with the person you are now. Being confident allows you to perform to your fullest ability because you're not worried about making mistakes. However, I have had instances this year where my confidence led me to fall flat on my face. The moral of the story in this situation is to carry on in confidence of the actions you have made. They are the reason you are you after all. Learn from your past experiences and strive to be better. When you can trust yourself, you will learn to trust others, and others will trust you too. 

"It's not too late to get sappy..."

So is it a new season? Are we really done with christmas? Are we done with 2014? Can you move on and accept the new challenges to come? I'll tell you what I think. I'm done with 2014. It has served its purpose and it has taken me places. I'm ready to move on. Will the new me be better than the old me? Let me know in the comments.