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It’s the first day of January, and just like that, we’re in 2024. Only a few hours ago, we were chilling it all out in 2023, but now, like everything will be, it’s a thing of the past. We’ve moved on, and life is going on. So, everything that we should have done that we didn’t do, everything we did that we shouldn’t have done in the past year, it has all gone with the year.

We move. That’s the main thing. We should start this year on a clean slate, or at the very least build up on what we started last year. There are so many ways this year can go for us, and if we’re not careful, we can end up making a terrible choice. How the year goes for us is entirely in our hands. Noted, we won’t have total control over everything that will happen, but we’ll have total control over how they will affect us. We need to always remember that.

For some reason, I’m not feeling really festive today. Yeah, it’s a big day and it’s a new year. But I’ve basically been on my bed since today. Immediately after crossover, I simply poured myself into the bed and went off to Lala Land. And I’ve been there since, I’m only just getting up.

I’m not really in the mood to celebrate, however, I’ve found myself taking time to meditate and think. There is so much I want to think about. This year, I want to be more intentional than I was last year. I want a lot of things and I know that many of them will not come on a smiling face. I have to be willing to put in the work. I have to do what is required of me if I’m going to make the difference I’m after.

For today, I’m planning to spend it all alone. I want to go on a stroll. It’s been a while since I’ve done that. Just take an evening stroll, see the sights, and let the cool breeze blow all over me. It helps me to think and I’ve gotten a lot of inspiration from such walks. Many times, I simply walk until I’m tired and then I find a place to rest so I can recoup my strength to begin my journey back home. It feels like something good enough to use to mark off the first day of the year.

I don’t know how the year will be, but I’m hopeful about it. No matter how terrible 2023 was, there were some major highlights in it. As bad as it got, I made some major achievements in my life. That is what makes me so certain that this year will be no different. Everything will surely work out to good for me.

I’m sure of it.

All in all, I really hope that this year ends up being everything we want it to be. Not just personally, but also for the country and the world as a whole. Because we really need it!

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_{Thank you for reading. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, I would love to know what you’re thinking. Till we meet in the next post.}

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_{N.B: All images used in this post are mine. The thumbnail was designed using Canva.}

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