New Year Inspirations: A Journey in Photos
Here we are again: an end and a beginning. A cycle closes (some of those cycles we call them “years” and we give them numbers) and a new one commences, as a constant reminder that there is eternal hope because any moment can turn into a unique inaugural point.
On this first day of the first month of a Gregorian calendar year – when magic is almost tangible because of the massive levels of eager anticipation, excitement, and faith in the future; when celebrations across the globe, modest or flamboyant, are based on laughter, love, and abundance; when the dawn of a new day is celebrated with the joy we should reserve for every other morning – on this first day, I don’t set goals. I don’t focus on resolutions. I only look for inspiration in the faces of the children, for, there, I find my guidelines for this and any year ahead.
So, I vow to myself to:
Be Wild
Bedouin girls in Oman
Be Playful
Kids playing in a village in North Vietnam
Listen to Fairy Tales
Storyteller during the Qasr Al Hosn Festival in Abu Dhabi
Constanty Smile
Smiles over a piece of candy in a village of the Red Dao people in North Vietnam
Be Crazy
Halloween in Dubai
Set my Gaze on the Sun the Sea, and the Horizon
By the beach, in Bali
Wear my Authentic Colours
Peruvian girl with alpacas
Be Warm-Hearted
At a school, in Makadum, Nepal
Relax
At the end of the day, in the Zoo of Beijing
Be Curious and Adventurous
Kids playing on the Floating Islands of Lake Titikaka
Happy New Year to all! May we constantly see life through the eyes of a child!
Photos: © Konstantina Sakellariou
