2024 WRAPPED
It is officially time to bid farewell to yet another year. However, unlike other new years, it isn’t easy to let go of this one because of all the innumerable memories.
2024 has been quite a journey. As the new year begins and I look back at the past 12 months, I realize how much has changed over time. It sort of surprises me how well I adapted to all these changes despite things going a different way than I planned and how much I have changed. The year started with the usual cramming of the entire syllabus, standing outside the board center, minutes away from giving final school exams to entering the new year cramming over books to pass in the first college exam. From getting dressed for school farewell in February to getting dressed for college freshers in October, life took a major turn in just a few months. From discovering new passions to finally enjoying the old ones. And the year was definitely a good one in terms of reading list. From writing poems in a small diary to reciting them in front of people, checking off the one thing I wanted to do the most yet equally nervous to do.
And as it has ended, I realized 2024 was a year about me. With all the achievements and failures, it taught me to look at things with a more optimistic lens. It taught me that life isn’t about running after things but enjoying and learning. Life is more about the pitfalls and how you find your way out. 2024 was marked with its twists and turns but it taught me how necessary these turns are because the thrill and adventure are what make the journey more exciting than a mere ride on a perfectly straight road.
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So as it ends, I want to unburden the baggage to fill it again this year with memories as close as the ones made in 2024. And as my mother asked me what my new year resolution for 2025 is, it is to make this year just as memorable as the last one. To strive for a better version of myself, to do things I have planned for, and to enjoy the twists and turns.
Someone told me about a great habit, of keeping a jar for each year, writing down and putting all your favorite memories of the year, about moments you would want to hold on to, and at the end of the year, reach out for it, reading all those notes. A trick that would help you to realize how wonderful the year was. So, here is my jar of memories, this blog page. And hope to record my thoughts, opinions, and moments here.
HERE’S TO A NEW BEGINNING!
With Love,
Saima Bhalla
