Checking In

Well hello, again. It has been quite some time since I have been to this keyboard in this platform. What a year 2022 shaped up to be. How are you? How did things go? If your year made a left turn about half way through the way mine did, I see you. If your near made several left turns and kept you guessing, I'm hopeful for a better 2023 for you. If everything went well for you this year, I'm happy and glad you were blessed. If you're somewhere in between, I understand. I made a post at the beginning of last year setting some lofty intentions for myself and hoping to keep up with new goals and growth objectives. I will say, I did not stick with it. I did not always stay the course. Life kicked in both in the way of routine and daily tasks, but also in the ways in which we don't see coming. Big things changed for me this year, but more on that later.

Despite being blown off course and not following through on all my tasks for the year ("writing more" included), I learned a lot about myself along the way. I grew in other ways I didn't expect; and things that threw me in to uncharted waters will give me new goals and aspirations for this year. Such is life, I guess. Or whatever people say when things don't go the way they planned. So this year, I'm not writing down my goals, I'm keeping big picture in mind; it's OK to not be a task rabbit, but to push for bettering yourself. [Because to be honest, one thing that did go well despite my concern, was not keeping a personal planner - who would have ever thought] But - What are your ideas for the year? What do you want to accomplish? Where do you want to travel?

Here are my takeaways from 2022: I am proud of what I accomplished, and what I set myself up to accomplish this year. I'm proud of my resiliency in the face of struggles. I'm proud of being present in the small moments whenever possible. I'm proud of myself for focusing on some positives when it's easier to focus on the negatives. I'm proud of the people I have maintained relationships with (both literally proud of the people in my life, as well as proud of myself for keeping relationships going). I'm proud of the new friendships and bonds I have created. I'm proud of the growth I did find in myself and I hope I can keep it going in 2023. But, who knows what this year will hold. I will be flexible and see what is doable for me in the moment, the day, the week, the month, and in the year.. as it comes.

More later. Thanks for reading.