26 and 2 days

On Monday I celebrated my 26th birthday. It was a great day! I woke up to back-to-back "Happy Birthday" serenades on my cell phone and closed the evening with a small gathering of friends. At the celebration Rob suggested that everyone in attendance made a wish for my year ahead before blowing out their respective candles on each piece of german chocolate cake (or pumpkin bread). I thought I'd post this blog to give people an opportunity to share their wish for me in the comments section (I'm interested to know in what the year has in store...)!

Begin it now.

From The Scottish Himalayan Expedition, by W.N. Murray. The last five lines are one of Goethe’s couplets.

"Until one is committed, there is always hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: The moment one commits oneself, then providence moves too. Multitudes of things occur to help that which otherwise could never occur. A stream of events issues from the decision, raising to one's favor all manner of unforeseen accidents, meetings, and material assistance which no one could have dreamed would come their way:

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."