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Happy Chinese New Year! It is now officially the Year of the Dog. According to Astrology.com:

[This year will] bring increased social awareness and interest in society’s less powerful members. Any tendencies to take, take, take will be replaced by a widespread sentiment of generosity and selflessness.

Sounds pleasant enough to me. As for how this year is supposed to shape up for Rabbits (that’s my Chinese zodiac sign):

Seeing you so full of high spirits and optimism, one would like to ask you lessons for your joy of living! You’ll have a marvelous attitude most of the time in the course of this year. More sociable than ever, you’ll be at ease everywhere. You’ll know how to cheer up a rather dull evening party as well as communicate your enthusiasm to your work team. The stars promise you very easy contacts and alliances that you’ll appreciate above all.

However, sometimes in the course of the year, you’ll allow yourself to be unstable. You’ll then lack strictness as well as patience, and you’ll be inclined to drop certain projects that cannot be achieved as quickly as you would wish. But if you remember that ‘he who moved the mountain is he who had begun with taking away small stones’ (Chinese proverb), then you’d be more prone to perseverance.

Overall, looks good to me. I like the idea being more upbeat and cheerful. Expanding my network is always a good thing. The instability part is not quite so nice to think about, but there’s always a positive and negative outlook on everything. It’s that whole yin-yang thing.

I’m not generally one to subscribe to horoscopes and whatnot, but I do get a kick out of reading these generic yearly outlooks and seeing how they pan out the following year. Last year (the Year of the Rooster) was a mostly good year for me. It was supposed to be year for rebuilding, starting from scratch, and putting thing back into order. Hard work and focus in the professional world would be rewarded. I’d say that pretty much all of that happened last year. New job, new apartment, new social circles, new hobbies. Everything started (mostly) from scratch and has panned out quite well.

I’m optimistic about this year. For the first time in a long time, I feel like things are stabilizing (at least in terms of my career and finances), and I do have some personal goals that I’ve set for myself. I’m not making any huge immediate changes in my life nor tackling things aggressively. “He who moved the mountain is he who had begun with taking away small stones.” Translation: Baby steps. Patience and perseverance have always been my strong qualities. Time to let them shine.

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