I've been doing a LOT of writing these past few weeks on the upcoming Chinese New Year Monday. Actually, festivities start tomorrow night, New Year's Eve. This year is the year of the water dragon. I'm almost to the point where I feel like I know more about Chinese culture than I know about Romanian culture. That's pretty sad, but part of the job. :) I'm a fulltime nerd. I love learning new things, and right now, looks like I'll continue to learn all sorts of things about the Chinese culture.Writing about the Chinese New Year and what the Chinese zodiac means has me thinking about this year.
I have made some changes. Late last year, I decided that I was going to start seeing a therapist to work through everything that happened in 2011and stay healthy mentally. Other than my sinuses, I have a clean bill of health (thank God!). So I wanted to make sure that I stay healthy in every way possible. There is this stigma to admitting going to counseling or seeing a therapist. And honestly, I think it's safety check. We internalize so much and it can affect us in ways in odd ways. I feel myself growing and maturing. And yeah, I thought I was pretty good before I started going. And for the most part I was fine. I think going to therapy is helping make sure 2012 is awesome.
So dragon years are known to be very lucky. In fact, parents time the birth of children around dragon years. People born in dragon years are successful, lucky, wealthy, and natural leaders. That's not to say that other Chinese zodiac animal suck, because they don't. For instance, I'm wood rat. People born in 1984 are wood rats. It sounds awful, but it's not. If you're curious about what all this means, Google it. You know I've had to in order to write all the articles and blog posts. Anyway...Dragons are good. Rats are good. Every sign is really-- good. I don't think any sign can be really horrible.
Anyway--so according to the Chinese zodiac, 2012 will take on traits of the water dragon. Dragons, as lucky as they are, can also be destructive and implusive. So many people will have a little bit of a hard time this year. And I'm instantly thinking of my friends and former coworkers where I used to work. Many of them will be out of work as of March 31, 2012. So far, 2012 for some has totally sucked. And after reading all sorts stuff, I'm not surprised. But the rest of the year holds semblance of hope. Get the bad out of the way early and have the good later. By the way, if anyone knows of online marketing jobs (SEO or PPC) in St. Louis, contact me. It makes me sick knowing that my friends might be facing some not so fun times ahead.
For many people, 2012 will be awesome. Of course right? It's been awesome for me. And my friends who've had a hard year last year are seeing the light. I'm definitely more confident. Last year, I compromised a lot. That's not to say compromise is bad. I just chose the wrong situations to compromise on. For instance, I'm not going to compromise in what I want out of a life partner. I did that and it turned out badly. I'm not going to be shy about getting what I want anymore either. If I deserve something (because I work hard for it), I'm going to make sure I get it. Oddly enough, the water dragon is known for compromising. This chic however, will only compromise in certain situations. :).
I have a few things in my line of vision at the moment. I'm working super hard (odd hours) to make sure I accomplish goals this year. My goal is to cross a few things off my list by June. And at the rate I'm going, I will. Anyway...I promise no more predictions about 2012. Just know it will be an interesting year. :)