Looking Back And Moving Forth!

Write three things, big or small, that you achieved yesterday.

While this prompt asks specifically about yesterday, I would like to look back further and reflect on what I would call as my achievements for the past year.

Writing-wise, it has been a satisfactory year. I kept writing short stories for a writing platform, blogs for my own site and articles for an online magazine. I could complete a novella and submit it for review. I got started on my short-story collection and while it is not going as I had intended it to, it is proceeding ahead every day with a new paragraph. Somedays that is all one can hope as a writer!

Reading-wise, it has been a wonderful year. I read some really wonderful books published by my friends. I read a lot of books on my Kindle. There is still a lot of reading to do. I am most thankful to 2024 for helping me pick up my reading habit.

I am also grateful for two new routines that I added to my days - going for evening walks and journaling in the evenings. Since as long as I can remember, evenings have always brought in gloom. Some people refer to this as sundowning. Walking around the colony with my friend refreshes my mind and has become a much-awaited ritual of the day. Journaling has helped to reduce my anxiety by a great measure. And while journals are supposed to be personal, I share these in the form of blogs with the hope that they will bring some solace to the people reading the same.

Another year has dawned and there are many milestones to achieve, first and foremost being health (both physical and mental). It's all about making each day count, you know. When you live your days well, you will find a good deal of stuff to look back upon during the year-end. So, instead of hoping that we have a great year ahead, I will just say that I hope we all live each day well and make our own 'great' days!

I would love to hear your musings on 2024, and your hopes for 2025. Do read this blog and share your views!