Is life ever easy? The answer depends on perspective, of course.
I have made it a religious practice to stop and review each year as it comes to a close. I believe it's an important exercise for everyone to try. It always surprises me how I may find a theme, a story, a sense of purpose from each experience, as I review my year. As the months piece together in retrospect, it's like watching puzzle pieces fall into place. It's an exercise that leaves me with a profound sense of understanding and overall deeper appreciation for the good and the bad.
2019 was an intense year and I did not experience it at my best. I spent several months bogged down in fear, I watched bad behaviors and injustices and doubted when to stand up for what's right and pondered over the price that we all pay for all our choices. Then again, I also witnessed the power of good intentions especially when teamed up together. I met some incredible new souls, just as I walked away from those that didn't serve my path further.
If you'd asked me to describe this year, only a couple of months back, I would have said that in many ways it was one of the toughest years of my adult life (which is saying something, because it's never a walk in the park anyway, is it? Then again, that's never the point regardless.). However, as I look back on the past twelve months, now I find myself in awe as I realize that this may also be described as the best year of my adult life, as I have never before felt more loved, connected and supported as I have in 2019.
I strongly believe that our blessings always outweigh all experiences, good or bad.
There is a lot I am grateful for - from quality time with family and friends, to time spent in the forest trekking in great company, to new and old friends on my path, but most of all, this year for me, I am amazed to watch how much my son has blossomed along the way, and is even joining us on the trails.
If I could capture my year in pictures, the essence of 2019, for me lies in the two below-
THANK YOU FAMILY & FRIENDS!
THANK YOU 2019!
THANK YOU UNIVERSE!
I have made it a religious practice to stop and review each year as it comes to a close. I believe it's an important exercise for everyone to try. It always surprises me how I may find a theme, a story, a sense of purpose from each experience, as I review my year. As the months piece together in retrospect, it's like watching puzzle pieces fall into place. It's an exercise that leaves me with a profound sense of understanding and overall deeper appreciation for the good and the bad.
2019 was an intense year and I did not experience it at my best. I spent several months bogged down in fear, I watched bad behaviors and injustices and doubted when to stand up for what's right and pondered over the price that we all pay for all our choices. Then again, I also witnessed the power of good intentions especially when teamed up together. I met some incredible new souls, just as I walked away from those that didn't serve my path further.
If you'd asked me to describe this year, only a couple of months back, I would have said that in many ways it was one of the toughest years of my adult life (which is saying something, because it's never a walk in the park anyway, is it? Then again, that's never the point regardless.). However, as I look back on the past twelve months, now I find myself in awe as I realize that this may also be described as the best year of my adult life, as I have never before felt more loved, connected and supported as I have in 2019.
I strongly believe that our blessings always outweigh all experiences, good or bad.
There is a lot I am grateful for - from quality time with family and friends, to time spent in the forest trekking in great company, to new and old friends on my path, but most of all, this year for me, I am amazed to watch how much my son has blossomed along the way, and is even joining us on the trails.
If I could capture my year in pictures, the essence of 2019, for me lies in the two below-
THANK YOU FAMILY & FRIENDS!
THANK YOU 2019!
THANK YOU UNIVERSE!
