New Year Post :)

It may sound a bit cliché-d to some of you who are currently reading this blog, but I don’t really believe in New Years! I like to believe that I’ve matured enough to know that it’s just another day and new year means simply changing a new calendar. The day doesn’t change over a night, neither do people around you nor the environment surrounding you. It’s just the end of the 364/365 days cycle that we tend to celebrate. I think we just need a reason to drink, eat, be with our loved ones, call those who are dear to us to wish them a new year, or just light up the fire crackers and pollute the environment. Yeah, aren’t those the things what you/we do during New Years???

     No, I’m not being cynical or pensive or pessimist—I’m being pragmatic; coming out of the bubble!! 

Anyways, coming back to the main point; no matter what my perception is regarding New Year, I’m here to write a new post for 2019 (and I’m 5 days late) and I’m typing my first blog of 2019 in my phone because this new year took a toll on my laptop :( 

 I’ve seen people making NYresolutions, or listing out their dreams and aim they want to pursue in the days forward; I’d like to contemplate my last 365 days in my first post.

 I don’t consider the so called “2018” to be my year. Nothing went the way I wanted it to be. I had sleepless nights and terrible heartache, I’d few unmet expectations and I don’t remember one good thing about this year; so I’m glad it’s finally gone. Nevertheless, 2018 has taught me few things which I wanted to share here because  a good thing is that  I’ve been receiving compliments for my writing which takes me to cloud nine & (it’s good to know that people actually read what I write ;))

I don’t want to bore you all with my messed up melancholic life but I’m sure my top 3 learnings of 2018 can be helpful for you peeps as well:

1. Habits change: Needless, I need to say this  to you all, but in 2018 I realized habits or addiction can be easily altered or changed. Your favorite colors change, your favorite song can change,your friend circle change, your dear ones change, the number in your recent phone log change and even your daily routine can change. So those of you, who think “Nah! I’ve been doing this for certain number of days/years and I’m addicted to it and if I discontinue my certain habit, I will have its withdrawal symptoms”, that’s just an excuse!! If seasons change, people change, emotions change, and calendar change; you can surely adapt and adjsut to a new habit!! 

I’ve seen it happened in 2018 so those of you struggling too hard to quit smoking or your morning coffee, stop giving excuses!! 

2. No attachments and no expectations: Well, as an introvert I must admit I don’t open up to anyone easily so I’ve had very few close people whom I trust and and show my weak spots. When I’m in a relationship (doesn’t need to be romantic), I’m there emotionally and physically so I expect people to take a stand for me the way I would stand for them  but that didn’t happen in 2018. My second biggest lesson from the past year is what Krishna said in Mahabharat long long time ago, “you’ve come alone and will leave this world alone, so why indulge in attachments and longings?” So, no attachments, no expectations and no heartaches in 2019. Let me be selfish this year.

3. The best is yet to come: Need I say more about it? I’ve explained what bingo taught me in 2018 in my previous blog. So to those of you feeling sad and discontent about life, pick yourself up and fight the negativity around you— gear up yourself because the best is yet to come in 2019!! :)

[And I’ve already had my first good news of 2019 and I hope you get yours soon]

Cheers, 

2019!!