This is that time of the year when I write about my previous year. This is a very old practice that I used to do in my diary, but this time taking it to the blog. What I usually write is about the things I lost, the things I gained, and my learnings. After all these years I have realised that this is all we care about or in fact is what really matters - lost, gained and learned.
So let's get to it - (Don't worry I will be very brief)
Dream gone bad.
I started the year with a banger. A major banger I must say. A major sad banger I must say. I realised I lost the timeline to apply for my post-study-work visa. Yes. There goes a dream sailing away and away from me. Anyways.
HR - Executive.
Got into a new HR role. Finally something related to my field. Otherwise I have been swinging left to right doing things that I have no idea about - family business. I am proud of the role that I have. And also the amount of efforts I put in to get the job done. The best part of it is that I have understood that I can be a good HR. There is no other feeling in the world which gives you as much joy as knowing that you are good at what you always wanted to do. Every single penny made from this job was respected and shall always be!
Friendships.
Made new ones. Although the lost friendships amount for a large percentage of the equation, ahh who cares now! Or may be I do, deep down my heart. Anyways, the lost ones were meant to be lost. And the new ones are always welcomed!
Dream come true.
Bought a new bike. Superbike? I am not sure but yeah a BMW 310GS. It's the baby GS of the mighty 1250GSA which is on my bucket list. But anyways, bought it out of my money. Proud. Also, welcomed GoPro to the family and started a mini version of bike vlogging. Reached till Instagram, shall reach YouTube soon.
Ride.
Rekindled with a long lost hobby. I rode around 10,000KMs on my new bike already. Most of those KM's were done on a long routes. Visiting my office once in a while which is at a 5hrs drive distance made me cover all those KMs. Invested a fortune in gearing up for these rides.
Goa.
Not very new to the state of GOA. But new in terms of riding on my new bike. 3 friends and around 600KMs. Multiple cafe raids. Beach raids. Fort raids. Ferry rides. Hours of recording. Lifetime of memories. All of this in just 4 days. I am considering moving to Goa for good. Somewhere it reminded me of my freedom back when I was in Sydney. Not like I have don't have freedom here at my hometown but then there is absence of a vibe that Goa has in abundance.
Learning -
I have learned a lot last year. It was a perfect roller coaster ride for me in terms of emotions. I cried, laughed, danced, rode, drove, wrote, worked, expressed, loved, hated and stayed. Yes the most important was that I stayed. I stayed by my people's side. I stayed by my own side. All of this is because of a realisation. Realisation of understanding that we have very less time left.
Not talking about death here.
But think about it even if you have a 100 years to live - you only gave 10 of those to your school friends before they moved out of the city - you only gave 2 to 5 years to your college friends before you moved out for your job - you only gave 1-3 years to your first colleagues before you went out for better opportunities - and they you gave less and less time to your relationships with every passing year of learning, evolving and taking responsibilities. Hence, I stayed as much as I can for my people. Overwhelmed sometimes because of handling multiple people at a time. Yet I stayed.
Next thing I learned was to make a comeback.
And to make a comeback you don't always have to be a thug or do something heroic. You can take your time and slowly come back on track without anyone else noticing it. Be mellow and make a comeback that your life deserves and not your Instagram stories deserve.
Important learning - Don't explain.
Your name will be spoilt by others. You read, listen and consume all sorts of gossips about you. Sit there and relax. Take a deep breath probably and MOVE ON. Explaining things just to get your name corrected is a waste of time. I have wasted a lot of my time and energy doing this. Now I do I. And let others do themselves.
Learn to learn.
I always used to stick to my experiences for learning things. But last year I have tried my best to learn from other people's life and their experiences. Learned how to use people as a roadmap for achieving certain things. Sound's like I use them for my benefit ay! But I do it for myself without hurting them or offending them. I take motivation from them. And luckily enough I met really inspiring people last year.
Expectations from 2023 and me.
I just want me to be kind and empathetic. I believe I am already. But I would want it to grow. I want to help my employees. Help my colleagues. I want to ride. Explore. Meet people. New people. Old people. Play music. Dance to Michael Jackson. Play tennis. Get back to my old physique.
There's a lot more to this but it will only come as I go through the year. I hope I grow and evolve. I want to end 2023 being a more learned human being.
Be happy!
With all that being said, I am leaving you with a task. Let me know about your year. What you learned, what you lost and gained. Use my Instagram DM for the same or you chat it out here in the comment. I would love to read all of your stories. Inspire us.
Happy New Year!
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