It feels like only yesterday that 2025 began.
But isn’t this life?
Everything moves on.
Good and bad moments go on.
And here we are again, thinking about new resolutions for the new year.
Honestly, I can’t even remember the ones I planned last year.
They seem to evaporate into thin air the moment I say them.
But… this doesn’t really matter.
I’ve achieved what I could achieve.
And I’ll always think of new ones.
Anyway…
It’s wonderful to have plans, and even better to follow and achieve them.
But… isn’t it a good idea to add some flexibility to this long list of goals?
A few possibilities,
And perhaps a few… changes
They say the straight line gives the shortest distance.
But we can never know what we will experience along the way, can we?
Unexpected things might happen.
And sometimes the unexpected is far better than the expected, for at least this unexpected is out of our control.
So… yes 2025 is almost done, but 2026 will be knocking on the door soon.
Bringing new dreams, new plans, and new surprises.
But, isn’t a new year just like a new day?
Both pass in a blink of an eye.
And at the end of each, we usually look back and see how much we’ve achieved out of our list of plans?
But what about the things that never make it onto the list; those things we try our best to maintain and protect?
Things like our peace of mind, our sanity, our health, our safety, our resilience, …
Or what about the things that we attain without buying, without forcing, without acting?
Things like love, respect, and loyalty.
Aren’t these things far more precious than the goals we write down on our lists?
By the end of any long day, some people have a good night sleep, while others can’t even close their eyes to sleep.
So… wouldn’t it be better to appreciate what can be lived, rather than what can be simply written on a list?
With hope and peace,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 