Reflections || 2022 In A Nutshell

I wonder if it'll be cliche to say that this year has been pretty rough for me, when in truth, if something doesn't go as planned, we humans tend to write off everything associated with the plan.

I started out this year without much of a direction, to be honest. I thought I was going to achieve some things, like bagging my bachelor's degree in mechatronics engineering, acquiring a new skill, starting a full-time remote job, and maybe getting married. But nahh...the didn't happen. _{The last one is just me being a clown.}

Well, from the tone of this article, you already know that this author does not in any way feel "accomplished" this new year. But is that really the case? They'd like to believe that nothing extraordinary happened to them this year, but isn't the author simply choosing to see the glass as half-empty?

When I do think about it and realize that there are actually 12 months in one year, and each of them has just about 30 days, there are surely things I have achieved and am proud of in this year 2022.

Reflections, reflections...

My first achievement is actually making it this far. Yes, I am well aware that this is entirely due to grace rather than my own efforts. I've lost friends of my own over the years. And so, it is not a small feat.

Subconsciously, I must have made it a goal to make it to 2023, even if I did not say it out loud. I really don't think there are many people who would have wished to leave in 2022.

Joining Hive... Oh, yes. Joining Hive is one of my achievements this year. I didn't see it coming; I didn't know Hive before, and I had never imagined it being an integral part of my life. And because of it, many other things have fallen into place for me. For one, I learned to write.

I should put it out there that writing physically with a pen is not my favorite thing to do. On the other hand, digital writing is something I have come to love.

Surely, the enthusiasm started out with the idea of being incentivized as I learned on the go. That's how many of us got here in the first place...XD. But it steadily grew into something much deeper for me. I learned to expressively journal my thoughts, opinions, and observations. And I got better at it, so much so that I can look back and smile that I picked it up.

Also, because of Hive and my involvement with the digital space, I was spurred into learning to actually use my PC to a good degree of productivity. Heck, I learned how to type, and I got pretty fast, really quickly. I am so glad that I actually did learn it.

Making new good friends is another thing. I have met really amazing people this year and even bonded really well with most of them; it is surreal. Should I begin to name them all, I wouldn't let you go so early.

I knew I needed more good people around me, and it's amazing to see that even without much thought, I crossed paths with them and got our lives intricately intertwined—to a reasonable degree.

I actually got to start making music this year. It's a big feat for me because that leap took centuries to happen. I am not even where I could be in music, but hey, I started anyway. It's all part of a big conglomerate of happenings called "process," and I trust in it.

It's been a pretty interesting year overall. I say that because I saw what people call "lows." But here I am now, with another chance to do more and better. The New Year is here, and I have a couple of things I want to be intentional about. That is, I intend to achieve much greater things in the future.

By Grace, I'll be here the entire time to journal them.

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