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2012 IS THIS THE END OR A NEW BEGINNING

By Alan Kirkpatrick

Real Estate Agent with Austin Texas Homes

January 02, 2012 04:47 AM

Day 16 blogging challenge: 1 appointment out of office. On site contractor meeting. Follow up on last weeks business. Social networking.

Perhaps the Mayans making the calendar just got tired when they reached 2012 (tongue in cheek).

Acturally many experts disagree with popular belief that 2012 Mayan Calendar was predicting the end of time as we know it. I have seen the calendar and visited many of the sites of the ancient Mayan cities. If you ever get a chance to go it is spectacular to see in person. Having said that I do not believe the end of the world is in site. It is just time to make a new Calendar.

For each of us a New Year represents an opportunity to change our choices and get different results. We wish you a very Happy New Year!

LONDON: Contrary to what many believed, year 2012 will not mark the end of the world but will just be a start of a new calendar, according toMayan timekeeper.

Many consider it a joke although others are scared we might never live to see next year thanks to the Mayan calendar's 'apocalyptic' prediction, the Daily Mail reported.

But Mayan expert Leonzo Barreno, of Saskatchewan, Canada, has asserted that the 'apocalypse' concept is a false interpretation of the Long Count calendar.

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Vanessa Saunders

Global Property Systems Real Estate - White Plains, NY

Real Estate | Done Differently

Always good to know we have a future! Make it a great new year and thanks for sharing this interesting bit of trivia, this whole issues has been bothering me a lot!! Cheers, V

Jan 02, 2012 01:51 AM

Ricki Eichler McCallum

CastNet Realty - Corpus Christi, TX

Broker,GRI,ABR, e-Pro, TAHS

Hi Alan & Michele, Happy New Year! Just time to start a new calendar, for sure!

Jan 02, 2012 03:19 AM

Alan Kirkpatrick

Austin Texas Homes - Round Rock, TX

Alan in Austin

Vanessa and Ricki:

Thank you both for your comments. Hope you have a fantastic New Year! Hey, Ricki if you get up to Austin give me a shout and we will do lunch.

Jan 02, 2012 03:43 AM

Greg Gillespie

GumTree Realty / Genesis Realty Services,Inc - Tupelo, MS

CRS / Broker Owner

Its the NEW Year, so its a N E W Beginning. We have a lot to look forward to. The market will get better. I hear that from agents around the country that they can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

good luck

REMAX

Jackson TN

Jan 02, 2012 04:51 AM

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