New Year's Resolution

A bit late to say happy new year, but this is my first post for 2012. So I would like to share my new year's resolution here.

Last year's one was "Make time work for me." It worked to some extent as I started many things which might work for me in the future. Some of them are now getting traction.

However, the catastrophic earthquake in Japan on 11th March and the following nuclear disaster remind me of the Buddhism doctrine that nothing in the world is under complete control of a human, the cause of every pain in human life.

So, I have chosen "Benefit from the unexpected" for this year's resolution. Contrary to what it may sound, it actually means "leave nothing to chance." To benefit from the unexpected, you need to be ready for them even though you don't know what they will exactly be. In other words, "Preparedness with Flexibility" is my policy for 2012.

Ray