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Hey dear readers! Although a little late, wish you all a very Happy New Year! Hope that you are looking forward to better times and ready to crush (or abandon, whatever suits you) your New Year resolutions. I have surprisingly given myself some long-pending goals this year and would be thrilled to see them realised, so wish me luck. Even as December starts we start reminiscing about the year gone by, don’t we? Exciting and mundane, planned and unexpected, humbling and overwhelming, there’s much to consider and be grateful for every year.
From getting published in an anthology to taking a Thailand trip with family, and great food adventures to an amazing time with friends, this year gave me much reason to rejoice. After a healthwise traumatic 2023 I signed up for several fitness challenges (100 days of Steps, 10 km, 1000 km, and more) this year and am super happy to share that I completed them all with gusto and won some medals too. Content creation was good but could be better planned and streamlined. This is one of the few things in the year gone by that will be worked on in the new year.
Truth be told, am not one to follow schedules religiously and tend to lose focus. Being in my forties also means grappling with hormonal issues, occasional mood swings, empty nest syndrome, remorse over lost opportunities, loneliness, and whatnot. Added to that a mother of two (16 and 10 years old) has a whole new set of responsibilities every time. How do I motivate myself to stay on track again in the new year? I tried a simple trick in the year gone by and surprisingly it worked for me.
Let me share it with you. The one thing that we tend to set our eyes upon multiple times a day is our phone wallpaper, right? I chose a favourite picture of me, added a line to it, “Dear me, I’ll make you proud in 2024. I promise.” and set it as my lock wallpaper. Every time I saw my phone (which was a lot!) I was reminded of the thought behind it and felt renewed confidence in me. Sounds silly maybe, but it’s practical. If Sheldon Cooper can find solace in his younger self’s words when he needed inspiration, why can’t we?
No prizes for guessing, my wallpaper for this new year is ready and I’m happy to give you all a peek. I went slightly overboard and packed in a lot but women are awesome multitaskers and never leave anything unfinished. It’s pretty self-explanatory and has already found its rightful place. Angel loved it and said that I photograph well and get around too. Awww, right? 🙂
A change in the calendar year doesn’t necessarily mean planning our life around it. Forced enthusiasm often brings up a crop of new athletes, gym-goers, meditators, and journalers who disappear within a week. Why not make every day our playground to fall and get up, learn and unlearn, and own up to everything that makes us unique? If the year gone by was good, the coming year could be even better!
Humbly request you all to hold me to task for straying or backing out from my plans. After all, you, my dear readers, are the ones I look up to for assurance, support, encouragement, and feedback. Have you made any new year plans? How are you going about achieving them? Do tell me.
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Life is essentially about those falls, rises, and getting on having learnt the lessons from the falls. You have had a fairly rewarding year, it looks like. Wish you a much more rewarding 2025.
Thank you! 🙂
Of course, what is coming is better than what is gone. But I think what we have in the present is the best. I’m looking forward to you sharing about your solo trips.
Present is indeed the best!
I love the idea of the wallpaper and I heard this from someone else too. I have done to the same for my desktop walllpaper; have manifestations that I want myself to see everytime I open the laptop. I’m in my forties too, so I can relate to all that happens around this time of our lives, but staying positive is something that need not change no matter what else does. So, good luck with your goals and plans–may you seize them. happy new year.
Oh, great to see you following the wallpaper thing too. At this stage in life what matters is that we stay happy, positive and take good care of ourselves. Everything else then falls into place.
Your last year really look amazing. Publishing E book, solo trip and taking family on vacation all by yourself is winning. More cheers to you Varsha. Wishing you more happiness for the new year 2025
Thank you!
Life is all about plans. How well we are able to fulfil it and even if we fail are we able to learn from it, makes all the difference.
Here’s wishing you a wonderful and fruitful, 2025!
You’re so right, Harshita. Wonderful 2025 to you too!
Vision boards and affirmations are truly a blessing and yes, they do come true for sure. I’m so happy to read about your successful and productive 2024 and wishing 2025 is even more better for you!
Positive things have a way of coming around. Thanks, Zenobia!
I love that collage and the enthusiasm. I want to join the steps challenge too, could you share the link. I have to remain motivated to keep getting physically more active.
Hey, Ambica. I’ll forward that link to you. They have challenges throughout the year. You might find something that works for you.
Loved the vision board you created with 2025 goals it’s clean and precise, speaking loud for itself
Thank you!
What is coming could be better or not but the present is worth living surely. Congratulations on completing your fitness goals. Hope this year brings in many memorable times and good health!
Thank you!
Your phone wallpaper trick is such a simple yet powerful way to stay motivated, I might just steal this idea. 😃 Wishing you all the luck for your goals this year! And yes, every day is a chance to start fresh, not just January 1st.
I lost one of my pillar in 2024, but I did many positive things in 2024 be it in my literary segment or my work in Occult field. I didnt stop when I face the painful loss rather it gave me the kick to become even more strong and move ahead. I am still moving ahead … hope to do more good work in 2025. I wish all your dream come true in 2025 and keep doing good work.
I loved your point about forced enthusiasm—just because it’s the New Year doesn’t mean we have to start a ritual. The idea that “every day is our playground” really resonates. It’s a reminder to treat each day as an opportunity.
I’m taking a similar approach with my plans this year. Some I’ve had to let go of, while others I’ve chosen anew. It’s a journey of learning and adapting as the year unfolds.
Varsha the wallpaper is something new that I’ve seen and seems to be a great idea to give us the push to go on. Thanks for sharing
I don’t have kids, but I do juggle a lot between school work and home life. Reading about your multitasking reminded me how important it is to pause and appreciate what we are doing right.
How lovely – a vision board as a phone wallpaper. Great idea!