Goodbye 2021 and Hello 2022!

To all my readers - Wishing you all a Happy New Year 2022

It's true that the world has had a stressful year, two times in a row. In many parts of the world, the Covid-elated struggles are peaking yet again. It begs the question - when will this nightmare be over? There is still a lot of uncertainty as to what the future holds which makes it hard for us to be positive and hopeful. But you know what? Resilience is in our DNA. When things get tough, please remember that every day is an opportunity for a fresh start. Every sunrise is a new chapter in our lives waiting to be written so it is solely up to us to write a meaningful one, difficulties notwithstanding 😊

The arrival of the new year presents an opportunity to take a moment (or several) to evaluate our life. We can reflect on the year gone by - of the happy gains as well as missed opportunities. We can introspect on our personal growth, learn from our experiences and strive to become better than we are. Doing this will help us bring balance to our life with positive influences overriding the negative ones. In a nutshell, what the new year brings to us will depend a great deal on what we bring to the new year.

My family has gotten back safely to Singapore after spending almost a month with family and friends in India so I am starting 2022 with a heart full of joy and gratitude. I haven't made any resolutions but I am going to make mindfulness, consistency and gratitude my three mantras for the new year. 

For today's post, I am sharing with you our monthly highlights of 2021 along with some beautiful quotes that I would like to abide by in the new year. I hope these words of wisdom inspires you as well 💫

January

"Packaged inside of every mistake there lays a great lesson. And while I don’t want to take the mistake into the New Year, I certainly want to take the lesson that’s packaged inside of it."

Craig D. Lounsbrough

February

"You do not find the happy life. You make it."

Camilla Eyring Kimball

March

“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.”

Francesca Reigler

April

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." 

Melody Beattie

May

"Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place." 

Paulo Coelho

June

"When you are truly clear about what you want, the whole universe stands on tiptoe waiting to assist you in miraculous and amazing ways to manifest your dream or intention." 

Constance Arnold

July

"Wellness isn’t about deprivation and it’s not about perfection. It is about pointing yourself in the direction of growth, training yourself to get comfortable with your highest potential, and then taking small steps to support that shift. It’s about showing up for yourself, day by day, and then one day finding that you’ve undergone a transformation.

Kathy Freston

August

“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” 

Charles Swindoll

September

“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” 

Judy Garland

October

“If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” 

Morris West

November

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” 

Steve Jobs

December

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."

Maya Angelou

I sincerely hope that 2022 brings a little more joy, optimism and happiness for us all.

Take care folks and continue to stay safe.

Cheers,

Megha