I know

As my good friend Dana said in a recent post, is all about knowledge. So, no matter how good or bad one would consider last year, one thing is for sure: I know now more about myself as I knew last year.


I would not dare to say I have more friends or even that I know more people - I recently needed the phone number of the mother of a friend of mine, and I could not remember her name: so I realized there are many names in my phonebook and I have no idea who those people are or how I came to meet them and how it happened I wrote down their names and phone numbers...


I know more about my weaknesses and my strengths when it comes to business and when it comes to men. I know I can fall in love again, and I can reinvent myself as many times as necessary. I know it's all in my head, so to speak.


And the beginning of the year is a good moment for gratitude:

• for my parents, for giving me the opportunity to make my own mistakes
• for my ex-husband, for a saying yes the second time, in front of the judge [in case you don't know, when you get divorced is pretty much the same "ceremony" as when you get married, you have to say "yes" again - things go full circle]
• for my best friend Oana, for putting up with all my tribulations - I know now you were right, I just had to figure that out by myself
• for Emil, always there to pick up the pieces of a broken heart and to bright up my nights with endless and sparkling conversations about anything and everything
  
• for Catalin - the best of times, the worst of times
• for the "Agapia people", I am a better person because of you
• for Phil and Mihaela - I couldn't have done it without you
• for all my clients and all the people I've crossed path in 2006 - I learned from each of you and I hope I could enrich your life too

I just realised I have not been kissed under the mistletoe this year - we had champagne, we had fun, played pool all night long... I didn't give it a thought to this ancient tradition... well, let's hope this is a good sign - I am in desperate need of some time on my own! And last New Year Celebration was exactly what the doctor prescribed!