"What a year can do to you ?"

Growing up I have always wondered, what would just a change in the date at the year end do to anyone's life? Why do people give so much significance to 31st Night, is it just not ordinary like all other days? Reflecting upon these thoughts now, I understand the partition between these two days is not just about the days but about perspectives, experiences and learnings! It's about "How much a year can transform you " 

It is special because today you sit back and recall everything the year has done to you and you have done to the year, Good days or bad days at the end are 'days' and 'you' have lived through each and every day, you had the strength to fight your battles and made it through 365 days, all this might feel very simple when you are at it but today when you look at the time frame of the year you celebrate that, you celebrate life, you celebrate those good and bad days and pat yourself for 'Living'. You now know the mistakes you have made, the consequences you have encountered and the lessons you have learned, you just want to carry all these experiences with you and hope to learn more the next year but but but maybe with lesser hearbreaks and you just want the next year to be kind.

I'm pretty much surprised at how much a  year can change a person, I have personally changed a lot this year and I suppose that almost everyone changes every year , and by change I don't think they have to be observable to the external world , it might be a change in the way you think, a change in what you're open to life now, and a change in how you want to be treated and how you are defining your peace. 

So to everyone who didn't have their best year, I think this is the time to figure out why it happened , Was there anything you could have done differently? If there's nothing you can think of, stop being so harsh on yourself and just wish to have a better year this time and start appreciating yourself for the little things and the changes I have been talking about. And to all those who had an amazing year, be thankful for everything and every force which helped you achieve it and keep learning and growing and just don't stop!

 "Every failure teaches you something, either closes a door or opens an entirely new one " As cliche as it sounds there's a lot more to these lines, My core motto of life has always been 'Giving a try is always better than giving up' but this year I have understood that somethings aren't just meant to be and you should also be aware and alert on when are you hitting the stop or the pause button! You should be wise enough to take a call and see what life has in store for you, No matter what happens, you should believe you will handle it and you will dive through this perilous ocean of life and you will always have people holding your hands throughout!

In the end, what matters is being grateful for life even when it has punched the hell out of you, because you should understand it was just a bad year and you still have time to prove yourself, and you now know what you have to do the new year, you now know how you want to shape your year and this is only because of the learnings you are carrying from the past year. 2023 was a big big deal for me and I know I broke the deal but today I don't regret any of my decisions because this year has made me the person Im today with a lot of hope and excitement for the next year. A year back I would have never thought I would be this positive in my life and this is exactly what I mean by saying "What a year can do to you "

So guys, despite having a rough year, start looking at the positives, start being grateful for the little things and the people who have been with you throughout the year though they have been facing their challenges in life. Let's all start this year by sending thanks and a hug to all the people who never left your side. I want to thank all those people in my life today, if it wasn't for you people I'm not sure if I would have ended my 31st with a smile on my face, thanks to all my people who have brought newer perspectives into my life and kept me reminding what I'm capable of every single day. 

Wish you guys a very Happy, positive, and life-learning 2024!