The Year That was! The year that will be!

 

As the saying goes, " Time flies when it is good." I assume 2023 has been a good year and thats why it has whizzed past me. I was trying to list down what the year gave me and i have penned down the below. 

My gains from 2023 are-

1. I completed my 40 countries. This was a huge boost for me, I needed to do this for myself.
2. I read 10 books. I know it's a very small number. But i had absolutely stopped reading after my kids were born. So i set myself a small target of 10 books to start with. I even read a few self help and business management books.
3. I started saying NO. I said no to a few things this year. I am still not there, but i am on my way.
4. I started saying YES. I started accepting myself as I am. I started loving myself as I am. 
5. I now have a skin routine before bedtime and I am elated I started it.
6. I read the Bhagwad Gita.
7. I saw falling snow with my kids and spouse.
8. I started investing wisely. I managed my own investment portfolio and enjoyed doing it.

My pains from 2023 are-

1. I continue to let people find faults in my choices. 
2. I wanted to cut sugar from my life but I am too sweet to do it.
3. I should've worked more and with extra passion which I didn't.
4. I was not charitable at all.
5. I fell sick too often with viral.
6. I didn't visit Kedarnath like I intended to.
7. I didn't appreciate my spouse and kids as much as I should've.

What I want to do in 2024-

1. See atleast 1 wonder of the world.
2. Visit Kedarnath or Vaishno Devi Temple.
3. Spend quality time with the kids and spouse.
4. Reduce screen(mobile) to not more than 30 minutes post work.
5. Cut down on sugar and alcohol.
6. Take a holiday without any guilt.
7. Increase my investment portfolio by 2X
8. Visit a Dark Sky Reserve and see the Milky Way.
9. Watch more live plays than movies in theatres. 
10. Eat before sunset atleast 3 times a week.
11. Learn to Meditate.
12. Say I Love You and I am thankful.

I don't know why all my to-do's start with travel and end with being mindful. Maybe that is what is the purpose of my life. I was intended to be a nomad but I realised I couldn't survive alone. I was supposed to be a traveller, but i can't do it as a loner. I hope I am able to keep my 2024 goals alive. I am not pledging to lose weight(though i should). I have simple wants and I am going to fulfil them in my simple way. 

2023- You've been kind!

2024- Pls be kinder and happier!

Rupal