~Another 2022 recap
nobody asked for
Hello, Hello everyone!
Happy to announce that: I am alive and thriving
We had a long pause. Didn’t we? I was away for a while; rebuilding myself, soaking in experiences, reading, being with people I love, watching myself and the world, drinking cafe mochas and working, failing and working on my goals.
During these quiet times, I filled my journal with pointers and reflections. Last week, I sat to re-read all those scribbling and made a list of bullet points (my favourite thing to pass the time).
This list is mundane, boring and a sum of everything you see on the internet, except that this year made me feel it in my bones and I tried to give it life.
So here’s my 2022 wisdom that nobody asked for :
~time is your friend. don’t detest him. everything passes, the bad and the good.
~dream a little bigger. push a little further. Chase your crazy ideas. you will never be 27 again.
~charge your devices, wipe them clean. unload your inbox. delete your screenshots. organise your notes.
~see sunsets.
~try everything that makes you happy, but not at the cost of harming people mindlessly or mindfully.
~work on yourself, a lot: especially your inner world. identify the trauma & toxic traits that you carry to your everyday. try mending them little by little. caress yourself with love & cut off everything that hinders your growth.
~long walks are pure mind sex.
~have an extensive bath routine. water is healing & absolutely nothing like applying moisturisers at the start and end of the day.
~take silly pictures of the seemingly insignificant and replay them in your gallery. Remember, this is life passing.
~stretch and open your hip muscles every day. Your health is everything.
~keep an emergency med kit in your bag. it helped me 3 times this year.
~spend time with pets and parents. they won’t be around for too long.
~all pain, small or big is always unbearable at the moment. you are human. cry, cry a lot, but know how to find your ease.
~ do things beyond you. everything is not about you. cheer for people. push them forward, but don’t play the saviour.
~smile. laugh. laugh at yourself. laugh with your friends. hold on to the humour.
~find your hobbies. go back to old ones. try new dimensions. you don’t have to be “good” at it. these are portals of leisure.
~display your affection shamelessly. flaunt your loved ones like your favourite pearls/ watch. what if they never know?
~read and watch. this world has a billion stories unfolding and you get to live them through different mediums.
~money is important. look at it as a tool for freedom and not your worth.
~have an interesting life outside of social media. your social presence should be an extension of who you are and not vice versa. don’t let these billion-dollar companies derail you from your real life.
~remind yourself that you are lucky. don’t unsee everything that’s working perfectly in your life.
~play the fool, but don’t assume you are one.
~improve your focus. no better addiction than the “flow”
~love, love with every cell in your body. But, but fill your cup first, refill it from time to time and then feed people with the overflow. Otherwise, you will be exhausted in two seconds.
~be in Nature. just be.
~there is always a new day
~listen more than you speak
Now, tell me about your 2022. I am listening!
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Thank you for staying here with me. It means everything to me. Thank you :)
Love,
Aachie.
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And here’s my bundle of love wrapped for you.
You won just by surviving this year & the world is rooting for you
absolutely nothing like this show