We’ve almost finished a week of a brand new year and I hope each of us is blessed with a beautiful year ahead. While 2021 remained bitter-sweet for most of us, thanks to the never-ending COVID-19, I’d love to share a very personal set of learnings that I would and probably most of us should resonate with and would like to inculcate in their lives. So here are the 8 things that we as an individual and as a society should make sure about in 2022
1. STOP OVERSHARING
You know sometimes people talk to us in such a sweet way that we end up spilling most personal things about our lives only to realize they weren’t worth it. Build trust, talk, laugh, understand, and until and unless you’ve spent a good many months together, DO NOT SHARE your life’s most personal and beautiful moments. I believe, keeping things personal and to yourself is the best thing you can gift yourself this year.
2. BE YOURSELF
It’s that time, where everyone is trying to be something. Maybe someone is trying to be cool to attract friends or someone is putting up glorious pictures on the gram to gain followers burning a hole in their pockets. Just know everything’s a FAD but being yourself is FASHION. If you don’t talk much, be quiet, let your quietness be your superpower. If you are wild, be one – don’t let society hold your wild side captive. People are going to talk anyway.
3. LET PEOPLE GO
You know sometimes even the best friends with who you’ve spent years together with leave. I think it’s okay. It’s okay to leave and it’s okay to grow. Sulk a little but get up and find new friends. Let the hurt help you grow. Wish them the best and move ahead. If not anything, 2021 taught me to let people go and make space for other people. Maybe someday down the line, all you’ll be as grateful to the universe.
4. LAUGH AND CLICK PICTURES
While a lot of people believe that the best moments do not get captured in pictures, what I believe is Pictures are the only source you can look at many years down the line and cherish. Imagine yourself sitting in your pajamas, sipping on hot chocolate, having a hearty laugh with your family and someone clicked those precious moments. 10 years down the line one glimpse of it will give you goosebumps and warm your heart. Never say no to a good picture.
5. LEARN SOMETHING NEW
Been following a pottery page or have been a fan of people playing basketball and wondering only if you could do the same? Well, it’s a sign for you to enroll in one of those classes and start learning it. A lot of you might ask, what benefit are you going to be getting out of it. I can’t say if you’re going to earn money, but you’ll definitely earn satisfaction out of learning something new.
6. DON’T WAIT FOR THE RIGHT TIME
We are often held up by the idea of “Right Time” – the right time to learn something, the right time to get married, the right time to be with someone. There is never going to be a right time until you work for it. Efforts will help you reach the right time. Don’t wait, really! Tell someone you love them, tell someone something is bothering you, go on a solo trip, plan that coffee date with your best friend. Do not wait for the right time – whenever you do it – it will be just right.
7. TELL PEOPLE YOU LOVE THEM
One thing that COVID taught me is don’t just make assumptions and leave your closest ones. Don’t keep pushing spending time with your parents and family, don’t avoid telling your feelings to people- life is too short, anyway. And, maybe a word of love could make that person’s day or at least bring a small flicker of happiness in their lives.
8. STOP BODYSHAMING
I know this is surely a very different point, but I had to address it. Being a petite girl, I usually get a lot of comments regarding my tiny structure. Also, I keep on listening to so many comments passed on to my peers regarding weight, skin, hair, and so on. All I’d want to tell you is if you cannot think of a beautiful compliment to pass on to someone, do not say anything at all. Body shaming is one of the worst things you can do to people. Why not start complimenting for their positives instead?
What if we really decide to change small actions and small gestures. Perhaps, we might end up making more friends or encircle ourselves with the dose of positivity .
Here’s wishing one and all a very Happy and POSITIVE new year.