Please NOOOOOO! Not one of those New-year-resolution blog posts!
No worries. Calm down. No resolutions in this post.
😀
Some reflections are ok. Ever since the Egyptians (or the Romans?) gifted us with the calendar, we have been slaves to it.
12 months, 365 days....No escape.
.. with the added burden of reflections at the end. Uffff...
[Scene: The hand-over drink]
December2024 (D24) and January2025 (J25) are out for a drink.
D24: Can I have a glass of Barberra d'Alba? just the right one to put me in a wise reflective hand-over mood....
J25: For me, a glass of Chardonnay please.......fresh, fruity, sparkling....ready to face the world..whatever...
Cheers!👍
D24:
It has been a very nice year, with its share of highs and lows. Kind of... normal, I would say.
I feel thankful that the highs still kept me grounded while the lows taught me how to appreciate the highs.
J25:
Cool... I think the year was awesome! You did great!
D24:
Well, I could have done a few things better but .....
J25:
Go easy on yourself Bro, you have done your best.
In hindsight, it is always easy to analyze a situation and think how it could have been better. But it was the moment of decision that was important.
I appreciate your effort and feel that you have given me a nice starting point......
D24:
Thanks buddy. Really appreciated.
So...I am just finishing this book. "Atomic Habits " by James Clear.
...and I was thinking......maybe.....next year...
J25:
Stop stop stop ....have mercy on me. Please, no resolutions!
I am the first month, a lot of pressure on me..literally!
All the fat that you have collected with the excuse of Christmas is already weighing down on me..the Rum, the cake... not to forget the rum-soaked-raisin cake!!
I have to handle the gym subscriptions, the diet charts, the protein shakes, the running shoes..
..and I have 31 days only.
By the time Feb25 is here, half of the resolutions will be forgotten anyway.
Mar25 will bring flowers and pollen allergy.
Apr25 will be gone in resetting resolutions.
May25 will have the exams, Jun25 will bring the rain........
... and in 365 days, D25 will be having a hand-over drink with J26!
So, let's be reasonable here.
All I can try is to learn from your experiences, build on them, be kind, think positive, work hard, and enjoy every moment......
Can we please agree on that?
D24:
Well, sounds like a plan.
But once this hand-over rush is gone, let us discuss the book.
At the end of the day, it is all about 'Atomic Habits'.
😀
ps: the book is good. will bore you with some of my thoughts next year.
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