2023- New Season

 

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The following takes place between 1^st January to 31^st December 2023. The series is called life with new episodes. Welcome to 2023. Some are recovering from the sins of December while others are recovering from the joy that 2022 is done and dusted. Yes, 2022 was that year, but we sailed through, and with that, congratulations to this other side. I realized after 2020, religious leaders are not saying, ‘this is your year’ well I am here to tell you this is your year. Depends on how you want to live it. It will be insane doing the same things as before and expecting different results. It will also be insane waiting for a perfect moment. 

 

'What are you planning for this year?' This is the question that dawns every January when we cross over to a new year and honestly, sometimes it can make one’s soul cringe. Some already have clarity of what they want to achieve, others have no clue what they want, and breathing is pretty much on the to-do, list. I do not know what your plans are but I do know one thing for sure, as long as you will be breathing there will be highs and lows and well if you are alive, still have a purpose.

I also know something else, this year has choices. The choice to remain in your comfort zone and the choice to break the ceilings and self-inflicted pain. The choice to continue with the same patterns and expect different results or break patterns. Whether to sit down with your emotion or walk away, is your life a walking race? The choice to know your value and live in your purpose. Choices will have to be made every single day. Reading this is actually a choice.

Something else, priorities. There are people that you need to remove from the list of your priorities, not because they are villains, but truthfully speaking some are devils incarnate. But before I digress, what are your priorities, who are on your priority list? Ensure that you are on top of that list because I realized you cannot pour from an empty cup. You need to take care of yourself, it is not called selfishness, it is called self-care. 

You need to have something to fuel you, honestly, sometimes it is more than passion, it is determination, and sometimes the pain. Find what will fuel your life this year without putting expectations of your happiness and joy on other people. You are giving people too many responsibilities that they do not deserve and do not belong to them in the first place. You are responsible for your happiness. The best person to love you is you.

 

Honestly, life will happen. There will be highs and lows but I dare say, live every moment. Enjoy every moment. Do not wait for the perfect moment to do something, to wear that dress, to tell someone that you love them, or to walk away. Just live, play in the rain, watch the sun as it rises and sets, and walk on the grass. Make memories. Every day is a special day. And when you lose because you will at some point, don’t lose the lesson. And as my therapist says, ‘Do not let a good crisis go to waste.’ 

We all have a new chapter of our lives, re-write your story. Re-write your mantra. Know your calling and step into it. Go do the things fear and worry had you say you couldn’t do. And I will never get tired of saying, write it down. Write down all the things you desire and want and I dare you, review them at the end of the year and see just how much you will have accomplished. I dare you to pick lessons from the previous years and live again. I dare you to see the sun rise again and enjoy the moon and stars as they light up your path.