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A new year begins,  I have an idea, an outlook, a projection of what the future holds... The year unfolds and slowly and steadily, the picture unraveling differs from what I imagined. Good times, bad times, more good times than bad? I've lost count! Laughter, tears, friends lost, friends gained, friends 're-gained'... Rain, Sun, Snow, Heat! Sun, more heat!!  Happy memories, sad memories, and days that just went by. The year keeps unfolding, and I discover every morning that my projections and plans maybe somehow far from my present reality but it doesn't stop me from dreaming....  I won't stop hoping, I won't stop projecting. Through the rainy days I learnt a valuable lesson - thinking of the sunny days ahead helped me get through. I refused to focus on what was around me, I chose to think of the bright days ahead. Most mornings, I reflected on Jeremiah 29: 11  " For I know the thoughts  and  plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts  an