All too soon the year 2018 is winding down. Some of us feel very fulfilled because the resolutions we set out for the year were accomplished and some of us are rewriting it and convincing ourselves that next year will be the year we actually do what we have set out to do. This year has been so many things for so many people. Some will always cherish it because it’s the year that brought about great changes in their life. People graduated from school, got promoted at work, started businesses, wrote books, found their lives purpose and even got married and started a family of their own. This year has also been a bad experience for some. They lost their jobs, lost people they love, lost themselves and even lost money.

Well, this year has been a crazy roller-coaster ride for me. Sometimes I’m up and other times I’m down. This year wasn’t what I thought it’d be but it’s a year I’ll never forget because this is the year I chose to live my life my way. Life’s too short and that’s one thing I’ve always known but this year it became too real considering all the death news that were floating around on social media platforms. I decided to live my life and not someone’s life. That meant choosing to go after things that mattered to me that brought me fulfilment. The downside to that suggestion was an inexplicable sadness because I felt I’d wasted five years of my life chasing after something I really didn’t want and I can’t get those years back. That realization was really hard to swallow so I did what I always did when life got too real, I hid. But I am a Christian girl and God doesn’t allow pity parties and so He reminded me of my favourite verse; Jeremiah 29:11(Look it up). That was the zap I needed to start functioning again. But I am here and I am still fighting my way to the place I think I should be. I have labelled 2019 as a year to take action. I hardly accomplished any of my goals and I am definitely rolling them over but this time I am writing it down and including them in my calendar. You know when you write things down, they are easily remembered? I didn’t really know that. But now I do and I plan to live by noting important things down. I never thought I’d say this but I love 2018 and it’s been a good year. I found myself this year and I plan to keep going after my dreams. One of the best things I learnt this year is that growth is uncomfortable and requires a certain amount of change. If you want to grow, you need to be ready to get out of your comfort zone and be ready to go through some changes. Cheers to 2018 and looking forward to 2019.

Happy New Year!

P. S: As long as there is life, there is hope. Don’t give up.