Mariana
Holzinger – The Past, Present and Future
Last
week, Mariana Holzinger told me something quite interesting. She
told me all about her annual girls' get together which
take place every year before Christmas. And, these meetings are
evenings of fun for one very good reason. There is always enough to
discuss, and the themes are the same every year. But, not quite!
These discussions are full of
surprises that all began at the end of the year before's party.
Just
before going home, everyone writes a list of all that they hope to
achieve within the coming twelve months. These lists are then given
to Mariana Holzinger to keep for the following year. And, the
excitement is not only visible, but very loud too when
these lists are read out at the start of each party. And, so every
party begins.
And,
each party then becomes a celebration of past, present and future. Of
who has done this and who has done that and who has been here and who
has been there, and so-on, and so-on. And, more often than not, the
things that have happened are truly amazing, and the
talking and laughing and comparing of stories goes on
until late in the night!
And
now, with 15 parties behind them, Mariana Holzinger and her friends
have discovered that future plans are the complete opposite
of new years' resolutions. Plans nearly always
succeed, whilst resolutions rarely
last longer than days! And, successes are not only good reasons for
raising a glass, they give strength for the future as
well. And, Mariana Holzinger's annual girl's get-together is not
only an evening for sharing the past, but encouraging
the future as well.
And,
what could be better, Toasting not only the past, but also the
present and future as well? Sharing not only gives strength, but is
good fun as well. And, Mariana Holzinger's girls' get togethers are
always exciting. Everyone has to work hard for a good story to tell.
12 months go very quickly, there's no time for stopping. Mariana
Holzinger's party comes once every year, and next year is coming as
well.
Vocabulary
amazing
– erstaunlich
annual - ein Mal
Jährlich
encouraging
– fördern
nearly
always – fast immer -
opposite
– Gegenteil
quite
– ziemlich
rarely
– kaum
resolution
– Vorsatz
sharing
– teilen
strength
– Stärke
visible
– sichtbar
whilst
– während
