Today the sun has set on 2017 and tomorrow it will rise with 2018…
Like it did all these years, this year too was
full of incidences; some bought a smile on our lips, while some bought a tear
in our eyes.
No, I am not gonna go into flashback and
reminisce all the instances and details. But instead, I would like to share
with you what I learned from some of the incidents.
A couple of days back, my close friend and
sister, Janaki posted on her timeline
‘You can be a friend.
You can be an entrepreneur. But you can't be both all the time.’
Well the above sentence itself is
self-explanatory. Need I say anything more?
Since the day we are born we are taught to
be selfless. We are taught to think more of our family rather than us. So in
that process, we forget ourselves. And the end result, we bury ourselves for
others. So it’s time to think about ourselves, its ok to be selfish sometimes
and say NO, and not feel guilty about it. You can't make everyone happy when
you yourself are not happy.
So
I would like to rephrase Janaki’s phrase as
‘I
can be a friend. I can be a mother. I can be a wife. I can be a daughter. I can be an
entrepreneur. But I can't be all-in-one at the same time. I can be me, just
me.’
But most important and foremost thing which
I want to say is
Thank you all who lent me a patient ear
while I cribbed, one who lent me their shoulder while I cried buckets (Yes,
people who appear strong can also break down at times), one who gave me words
of encouragement when I was feeling low and broken and also to those who were
always there for me; no words, no hugs but they were just there for me which
meant a lot.
So thank you one and all. I won't name
anyone, but you know who you are. And one important thanks to God, who gave me
such gems in my life.
As
for new year resolutions, well resolutions are meant to be broken but goals, I
do have couple of goals in my mind so let's see how it shapes up because as the
saying goes
So, thank you once again to all my friends,
readers, and supporters and wishing you all a very happy joyous and healthy new
year 2018.
Good one Apu
ReplyDeleteThank you Ashwini :)
DeleteWonderful post Appu...
ReplyDeleteThank you Shailaja :)
DeleteWonderful farewell 2017 post Appu... wish u too a vert happy healthy wealthy n prosperous new year...
ReplyDeleteLovely. Happy 2018 😍
ReplyDeleteThank you Sundari :)
DeleteVoww well written Aps!!! Lots of love to you.. ❤️️❤️️ And I wish all your 2018 goals be fulfilled ���� Rock it pal!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton Kavita :)
DeleteThis one is a very nice piece of writing, beautifully presented.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jyotirmoy :)
DeleteJust be you - always you. The whole world is inside you. Those who understand that - are blessed to have you in their life. Those who don't they are ill fated to have lost you. But you just be you - always <3
ReplyDeleteThank you Rubina :) your words always pep me up :)
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