Seasonal greetings to you! Merry Christmas and Happy New 2010 Year! Another year is coming to a close. The year was an explosive mixture of many events, phenomena and emotions: economic crisis, downturns, uplifting human touches and dull continuous regularity. The global problems went along local issues. Winter made its strides deep into spring. Summer kissed skiing and occasionally skated amidst dirty snow drifts. Governments tore markets into pieces by its visible hands. Prices danced hectically. Free trade was caged and cornered by chauvinistic crowds and bureaucratic clans.

All this havoc did not stop the music playing, flowers blooming and beauty in creation. Children’s laughter and mothers’ joys are precious, rust-free and immune to devaluation no matter what politics and economy beat us with.

You conquered your vices and strengthened your virtues. You shared the joy of your achievements with your life team - family, friends and partners. Surely you have beaten your laziness to the pulp. A few times it was the upper dog.

You were proud of yourself – most of the time. On rare occasions you tried not to look in the mirror. You were immune to freeloading – most of the time. Once in a blue moon you gave up to this weakness. You liberalized your creativity – most of the times. Rarely you got stuck with routine.

You were human and human emotions were not alien to you. You were a better human than a year ago. Your life was not black-and-white striped. You had triple white stripes super size and few grey shades around. The evil kept walking around you hoping against hope. You have preserved purity of soul and innocence of conscience. You have not given in to evil and preserve your dream – liberty.

You have contributed to global wisdom – not global warming. You have not taken common sense for the will of the majority. In spite of computer infatuation you still understand that real friendship and love are not downloadable.

            May the next year couple you with perseverance and passion. May your way will predominantly become the right way for your community. Voluntarily and willfully accepted. Breathe the wind of change. Generate this wind of change. Exhale the stream of inspiration. Smell luck unmistakably. Set the pace of time to make fun of a running leopard. Enjoy freedom and make sure to triple it in 2010. Do it with dignity and a smile! If everything written above is about YOU I bet your happiness and life satisfaction is just around the corner.

Yours in liberty,

Jaroslav Romanchuk

December 31, 2009