2012, The Most Memorable Year
By ARIES1973
@ARIES1973 (11426)
Legaspi, Philippines
December 24, 2012 4:58pm CST
This year has been the most memorable year for me. All the biggest events in my life happened during this year. The most challenging, the loneliest, the happiest and a year full of blessings.
My quest for online success started on the first part of the year. I've been very busy searching for sites, strategies and additional knowledge in order to achieve my goal for online success. In the middle of this activity which I was trying to pursue, here comes a memorandum ordering me to take the training as part of my job. That was the start of the challenge for me.
I've experience a lot of ups and downs and there were times that I thought of giving up. But because of the support of my family and my online friends, I was able to make it. Before the end of the year, I was able to gain success on both my offline and my online career.
You might not realized it, but you are part of my 2012 journey. You might not even believe me that you had contributed to my offline success. To all of you my friends from myLot, I'm giving you my sincerest thanks. You helped me all the way! I salute all of you!
And now, together we will face 2013. New year, new challenges, new problems, new hope. Yes, together!
Happy New Year everyone!!!
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11 responses
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
Thank you for this discussion, I have thought of making a new one, but since i found this, i thought i could just share my year with you in this discussion. =)
The year 2012 is both tough and kind... This was the year that I will remember, it is engraved in my heart, for the many days that i was left to cry, for the nights i thought would never end - because this was the year where all my hurts, pains, and all other negative things came to me, all at the same time i thought i could never survive a day longer. But I did.
Year 2012 will be in my heart forever because it is the year i discovered that friendship and time does heal your wounds, It is in this year that i have found new sets of friends who has helped me through.
It is also in this year that i have found a new love, and I will forever remember how he - was just right there loving me, as I steady my gaze over someone who has closed his doors on me. This was the year that i have truly remembered a quote that while you were too busy looking at the closed door, you weren't able to see that there was a window waiting to be appreciated by you.
This year was tough, because this year sure tried its best to test my faith, my strength, my hope, my values... This year is kind because it gave assurance, it strengthened my relationship with God, it has healed my wounds of hurts, it has shown me who loves me more than i could ever love (my mom), this year proved me that i am never alone. This year, more than ever is the year that my broken road was blessed... and i am forever grateful, that i have been blessed with the power to bless others as well, through prayers.
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
Oh, i had no intentions of being too emotional, but ever since this december came knocking... i really am sentimental and is appreciative of what this year has been to me, so far. Its not all pain and cries, my year has been full of laughters and smiles and love as well so i am grateful for this year. =)
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
It's okay as long as you are happy, I am happy also. So that must be tears of joy. I'm happy for whatever success my friends accomplished.
Have a nice day!
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
Oh, what a touching story you have here. Well, chiyosan don't make me cry. I must be very pretty for the new year.
Well, there are a lot of things that I discovered this year which I considered great discoveries. One of that is the friendship that I had with all of you here in myLot. And there must be one reason why we found each others here. Because we have common denominators. We have similarities in one way or another.
I am so happy for your achievements and I know you will be more happier now that you have somebody to share all these success with.
Well, I'm sure the new year will bring more success to all of us. Happy New Year!
Thank you for sharing!
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Dec 12
glad to hear that.. Its been 360% the opposite for me here. Health issues, my son moved to usa to go to school. Business was really slow here this year. But Im sure 2013 will be so much better for me here..Merry xmas to you there, and happy new years...
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
Hi maria!
But of course there are also happy moments in 2012 that is worth a treasure. I hope you could be able to address whatever problem you may have on the year to come.
As for your business, maybe you can make additional strategies in order to attract more customers. Like, offering some promos for regular customers. Free shirt for every number of hours, free hour, or anything that you would think would encourage them to come back for more.
Thank you for sharing and more blessings to come for 2013.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
27 Dec 12
Peter, thanks dear.. I miss my son so much. But he is doing great in usa with his dad. I had a 2 hours video chat with him on xmas day. Was like he was right here with me.. See you here soon.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 12
I certainly wouldn't call 2012 a memorable year for me, but on the same note I cannot call it a bad year, even when bad things have happened, they happen for a purpose, it's whether we can learn from the mistakes we make and the bad decisions taken. I lost a very good friend in 2012, a friend of 9 years, but it had to be done, the friendship was all one sided, and I decided enough was enough. I also realized that I was spending too much time in promoting affiliate links and not gaining from it, so I used the time on Mylot and other worthwhile activities instead. Continuing therapy in 2012 has helped to make me stronger. I am looking forward to 2013, mainly because of the '13' which for me is lucky. I don't make new years resolutions as I believe if you want to make a change you do it today, not wait till January 1st.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
30 Dec 12
We may not have the best for this year but the good thing is the fact that we are still here to continue our life on the next year. We have to be strong to face new challenges.
I wish you good luck and may the Lord shower you with more blessings on the coming year. Happy New year!
@anklesmash (1412)
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25 Dec 12
I'm glad that you have had a good year during 2012.Its also good to hear that you have found the support of the community useful in your life in general.For me 2012 has been a memorable year for me in a good way.This year I lived away for the first time at university and made lots of great friends.I have changed a lot for the better in the last year I have become a lot more confident and outgoing.Im excited about next year and all the great memories I will make with my great friends.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
Hi anklesmash!
Having good friends around is one thing that we should be happy about. They are priceless gifts that we should treasure. Congratulations for our success!
I am so happy to know that we are all positive and hopeful that 2013 will be a good year. Yes. there is no doubt about it. Let us work altogether to be more successful in the coming year.
Thank you for sharing and a wonderful year ahead!
@IntrovertShy (2780)
• Marikina, Philippines
27 Dec 12
We'll become successful in our online career if there is a support from family and friends. As for me, my family knew that I work online, but they don't support me at all. It is just that I can't open up with them about the earnings because all they say is that its not enough to help them in financial crisis. So I work with my own and motivated myself on my own.
@IntrovertShy (2780)
• Marikina, Philippines
28 Dec 12
He he. Yes, I am going to keep on working and I'll never give up.
I believe in passive earning too because I've also read that they earn good money in writing site. I have a blog and I am going back to expertscolumn.com. Ha ha I know what to do. There is someone who would help me in SEO because I don't know all about SEO. I am not yet started, but I am going back after month of March to expertscolumn.com to write some articles.
My family is my motivator, challenger and inspiration to work online here
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
28 Dec 12
That's right. Success is just around we just have to learn to find it. That is why only few people find success online and I don't want it to happen that I am not one of those people.
We can make it. Happy New Year!
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
27 Dec 12
Show them that you can do it by yourself. I know that we really need time to be established in this field, especially in writing. But I read a lot of articles about it and I am sure that passive earning is not a long way to achieve.
Just keep on working. Are you writing in some other sites also?
@bluespygirl (2112)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
Thanks to you too Aries for all the advices and respond that we exchanged through discussion. :) MyLot and ALL the people here became a part of my life too and I consider myLot my friend.
What I can say is 2012 had been balanced for me even though there is always a struggle and problems.
Later part of 2012, I did enroll in a diploma for english proficiency. I don't say that I am an expert in english now but that course is a big step for me. I had been a housewife for more that 3years and had not worked. Taking up the short course is a big step. I felt nervous that time. I feel that I can't make it. But luckily, I did pass with flying colors! I was even highly recommended for call center jobs to prime accounts! I did learn too in that course to be confident in yourself. I really, really had many things learned there and I did enjoy it so much!
I wish a brighter New Year to come. I have lots of wishes for myself and for my family. For one, my eldest son will enter college/university already. We are waiting for a financial/business deal and I hope that it will come soon right away.
I wish you the best friend. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ahead. Goc Bless.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
I am so happy that most of us are doing great in our careers. Personally, I always believe that if really want something to be accomplished, we can do it. All we need to patience and hard work. Of course having our friends around is also a big help.
I know we can do better. How long have you been working online? Because for me, this year was the start of everything about online earning opportunity for me. And I am happy that I am doing fine.
Good luck, I know you will be successful in whatever field you may want to pursue. I am here if you need some help.
By the way, my eldest son is also on his second year in college taking up AB Political Science. I just wish that everything go on smoothly. You know one fear of a parent is that if the children would do something that would ruin the entire plans, right? So hopefully every thing will be okay.
Happy new year and more blessings to come! Thank you for sharing!
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
13 Jan 13
I wish you could find the scholarship. I don't know if we can find information about that online. We will try.
If you are not yet a member of Expertscolumn you can join the site. I am also trying to be familiarized with shvoong, it is a review site but according to some, we can re post whatever we have posted in EC on this site. So we only have to write once and post to some other sites.
But we must know about twitter, stumble upon and pinterest. About survey sites, very seldom that we are allowed on those sites, most of the members allowed in there are Americans.
@ctryhnny (3460)
• United States
25 Dec 12
The best thing that happened in my life this year was my Grandson born last Feb! He's my sons first child. Other than that it was a very depressing year for me. I lost the man I was going to marry to heart attack, the 35 year old son of a very dear friend of mine, another 55 year old son of a friend and my ex husband and father of my children to cancer at 65 years old. I'm praying next year is a lot better but I'm afraid that I'm going to be having some health problems of my own.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
We may have different experiences on the going year. Others may find it a successful year, while others find it a very lonely and an unsuccessful one. Whatever experience we may had this year, let us set these things aside and face the new year with hope.
Happy New Year!
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
25 Dec 12
You are right! You survived 2012 and so did I! I hope 2013 will be a better year for me! This year has been alot of diffenert things. I continue on a path of self discovery and of life around me. Some of it good and some bad. I found out I have acid reflux disease. That trying to change some of my diet and losing weight is more frustrating then I thought it would be! That I hate growing older more then I had! That things are changing in my family and it is time for the young generation to pick up the slack!Like to host Thanksgiving and Christmas,for example! I feared for my full time job which is safe for the time being. I am once again working with a guy that is my worst night mare that came true! My part-time job went to casual part-time. My father still hangs on and is living in a assistent living home. I become a great aunt once again to another nephew! I have gottan hooked on Pinterest! I continue my journey on Mylot which has its ups and downs. Especially this year with their server problems and other things! I will be here no matter what and will see what 2013 has waiting for me!
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
Hi blue!
With all the struggles that we had for this year, it's about time that we move on and hope for the best on the year 2013. Yes, I remember that time when myLot had its server problem this year, but I was not very active that time because of my training and I was not able to discover most of the things around here.
I am very positive that 2013 will be a good year for all of us. Let us all wish for more blessings in the coming year.
Thank you for sharing!
@jexuiq_05 (34)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
Happy new year to you too!:) 2012 will be one of the most memorable years for me too. Last May 2012, I finally graduated from medical school, and I passed the board examinations last August 2012 and got my license to practice what I studied for for 7 looooong years. Then, last October I first received my salary :D
Most memorable part of 2012 though was waiting for December 21, 2012! hahaha, the doomsday scenario from the movie, 2012, was reaaally scary IMO.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
Hi friend!
I am happy to know that we have a doctor here. Am I right? What is your field of specialization?
Anyway, I am glad that you also have a wonderful year and let us hope that the year to come will bring us more blessings and more opportunities.
Thank you for sharing!
@SuperShames (780)
• India
25 Dec 12
Hi Aries.
Congratulations for all the success. It has been a quite eventful year for me as well. I have made i into one of the prestigious B schools of my country. And also there were lots of things that I learnt about myself and about world. And now at the end of this year I have decided to work on my offline earnings. So I think you would be one of the ideal person here to ask for suggestions. Thanks in advance and have a nice day. And yes.. Wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year in advance...
~SuperShames~
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
I'm also glad that you had a wonderful year. Let us continue to work for the achievement of our goals in the year to come. Thank you for sharing.
Happy New Year!
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Dec 12
Wow! That is really something you should be thankful of. I am happy for you!
I am just starting with my career especially with online earning opportunities and although I haven't made it to the top, I am very happy that I was able to discover new opportunities aside from the usual offline job that I have. Aside from additional income that I was able to gain through working from time to time, I was also able to meet new people and friends. These things are truly blessings from God and I am thankful.
I was able to discover that working together is one of the main key to success. Let's do it together!