Void Thoughts

I feel hopeful as 2021 is slowly fading into the pages of memory. 2021 for me was a year of test, frustration, and impatience. It’s the year where I felt nothing I did was good enough. 

Progress was my word of the year 2021. And to be honest, I made progress in many aspects of my life. The problem was I couldn’t appreciate the efforts I put in and the progress I made. 

So as the new year is approaching, I feel hopeful. I can start the fresh pages and forgive myself for not being so kind to me. A new year ring in hope and freshness even though it’s the same old days dressed up in new dates. My rational side knows nothing has changed except for the date. But I feel differently from within. I have been waiting an entire year to feel this way with no hope on the horizon. I’m glad to finally feel this way. 

2021 was also the year of many unfinished projects. But before the new year starts I hope to finish one last project. I have been at work creating a planner for 2022 – a simple one. But last week with catching the flu and being tied down to the bed and everything, I couldn’t finish the planner. I am hoping the last two days of 2021 will see a productive me and I would be able to complete the planner before the time is up. Ideally, I should have finished the work and made it available by October or November, but for now, this will do. 

As I say bye to 2021, I want to remember that though I have been feeling this was not a good year for me, that was not the entire truth. I blogged fairly consistently, published podcast episodes, worked on my YouTube channels, created tutorials which wasn’t an easy task for this beginner, dabbled in fluid art which I am loving, and more importantly no matter how low I felt, I had never given up on myself. I was there for me, wasn’t I? That matters. 

In the next post, I will share my word for 2022. 

So how was your 2021?

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Written for #SoulfulSunday, an exercise to nourish our creative side, formulated by Esha and supported by Shilpa and yours truly.