In the dry desert sands of dead habit, a weary and tired traveller suddenly comes across some new leaves – fresh, pure, green, beautiful. He is inspired for more sightseeing, more distance.

When you have been using a camera for a long time, unaware of a number of hidden features, and you suddenly come across some, you are inspired for more expeditions, more clicks.

When you have been playing a game for a long time and were never able to go past the fifth level, and suddenly you clear it, you are inspired for more gaming, more levels.

When you were afraid to go run in the dark, and one fine day you decided to give it a try, and completed the run successfully, you are inspired for more jogs in the dark, more marathons.

When you were afraid to spend money on some luxuries for yourself, and one fine day you decided to buy yourself a new iPhone 4 and are pleased as Punch about it, you are inspired for more indulgences, more adventures.

When you were afraid to use that latest software, and one day you decide to give it a try and were able to master it completely, you are inspired for more softwares, more technology.

When you were afraid to play that sudoku puzzle in the daily newspaper for the fear of failure, and one fine day you not only picked it up, but also solved it in record time, you are inspired for more puzzles, more lateral thinking.

When you were afraid of watching new movies for the fear of not being able to understand the language and the plot, and one fine day you not only watched Inception, but also help your friends understand it, you are inspired for more movies, more LoTR.

When you were wary of trying new music genres, and one day you come across Poets of the Fall and have never stopped gushing about them since then, you are inspired to try out more varieties, more instruments.

When you were afraid of committing to a task for the fear of being ridiculed by colleagues, and one day you decided to be bold and delivered top quality on time, you are inspired for more initiatives, more volunteering.

When you thought you will always fall for temptations, and one fine day you decided to control your indulgences and forego the sugar in your cup of tea, you are inspired for a healthier diet, a healthier lifestyle.

May you get more inspirations, more reasons to do things you have never done before in this new year twentyEleven. After all, if you want to achieve something you have never achieved before, you must do something you have never done before! Happy New Year…usher in the new decade!

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