2007 in retrospect

No, that's not a typo. Well, actually it was, but it made for a more interesting title than '2006 in retrospect'. Looking back on the previous year is so... last year.

OK, so I'm really tempted to make this a 'what if...' kind of post, or one that will predict what 2007 will hold in store for me. But that would be pretentious. And I'm not pretentious... At all...

So what will I make this post about? I can't just say "Ooh! cool typo! Hear me roar..." and then leave it at that. Well, I can, but I won't. And I will try not to use too many triple-ellipsis either. That can be my first good intention for this 2007.

Numerology? 2007 is 27 with two zeros in between. 27 has always been my first lucky number, so it should hold some significance for me. I'll be 37 this year, 10 years on top of 27. The nice one I came up with for 2006 was that at 36 I would be 18x2, so maybe I got to vote twice. (Living in a different country than your nationality does that to you.)

Deep soul searching. Am I happy? Am I doing the right things? Am I still scared of death?* Seems a bit pointless if you ask those questions without actually knowing what to do with the answers, doesn't it?

I think the best thing I can say about 2006 was that it was a year in which I 'Scratched the surface'. I like that expression, I think it sums up nicely what I did the last 12 months. It all felt like a new beginning, allowing me to start experiencing new things. What it didn't tell me though was whether they were all good or if there is something beneath that surface. That will take more scratching.

Or Digging! Maybe that's what It takes to make the retrospect of 2007 more interesting: I need to dig instead of scratch! Dig a hole in the garden of life, hit the pinata of success with a chainsaw instead of a wooden stick.

I like those analogies. I'll use them again. And yes, this is a cliche as well, but it has to be said: The hitting and digging isn't the hardest part, it's finding the spade and the chainsaw to do it with that will take the most effort.

Have a good 2007. Try to look back on it with enjoyment.

*) I think so (x2) and yes.