by Johanna Osborne

Today I came across a quote that I absolutely love; “What a wonderful thought it is, that some of the best days of our lives haven’t happened yet.” Oh, how very true indeed!

And that’s exactly the spirit with which I plan to approach my 2013. Rather than make resolutions I can’t keep, or try and set rules for myself that I will no doubt break, I think the significance of starting a new year is much more in the way with which you tackle what life gives you. After all, as they say, life is like a coin, and you choose how you spend it – but you can spend it only once. So it makes sense to make the moments count and appreciate everything good that comes our way.

I believe in wishes, and some of my biggest ones have been eerily fulfilled almost exactly like I imagined. Since childhood I’ve always been a fan of putting oomph into my nice big birthday wishes as I blew out my candles, with eyes firmly closed. And to this day I still carry on a childhood tradition my mother taught me; namely making a wish on every single eyelash I lose (and find). I close my eyes, make a wish and blow it away. And of course shooting stars, should I be so lucky as to spot one, I always make a nice big hearty wish on those too. And have those wishes all come true? Mostly, yes.

You see, I believe the harder you wish, the more likely they are to come true. My first example of this was the small red leather handbag with gold clasp that I wished and wished and wished for when I was only 5 years old. And in pre-birthday snooping I discovered this little shiny treasure silently sitting and waiting in my brother’s desk drawer, and I felt a huge pang of excitement and a massive hit of guilt all at the same time. I was getting what was – at the time – my biggest dream and I knew all about it, but couldn’t say a word. My, that was hard! My wishes have changed somewhat since then, but the concept is the same. Believe that you will get what you want and deserve, and it will most certainly come to you. And if it doesn’t, well there’s always more wishes where the last ones came from. You have infinite supply, but use them wisely anyway, for making good solid wishes is exhausting work.

It may sound rather childlike and naive to “wish” for things, but I can’t help but think if more people tried it there would be more hope in the world. Something to wish for and the joy and anticipation that comes with that is invaluable, especially during harder times. Positive thinking never hurt anyone and if the theories in ‘The Secret’ are to be believed, then we must all nix those doubts and worries at once. Thinking good things will make us do good things and in turn attract good things into our life. So simple, yet why does it seem so hard sometimes?!

Whatever and however you are starting your 2013 we would like to wish you good things too, may they follow you to your wedding day, on your honeymoon and well into the future where they shall bless your married life always. May you forever wish on birthday cakes, shooting stars and stray eyelashes. May you never lose the magic and wonder that is present in the concept of wishing and may it not only be reserved for Birthdays and Christmas.

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
Myrko Thum