"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.β β Helen Keller -
So here we are on New Years Eve, and what a year it has been for many. 2022 has been a year of extraordinary challenges and truly exhausting for many people I know. It's been hard, draining, lonely, scary, heart breaking... an uphill battle. BUT here we are, alive and reading (writing!) this.
And for that I hope we can just take a quick moment to say "thank you, well done you!β to ourselves. We got us through this. Our strength, character, bravery and sheer perseverance got us through another trip around the fiery sun.
Although yes it is important to thank those around us for their love and support (thank you!! ππ½) it is just as important to be grateful and kind to ourselves. To thank YOU for what you have achieved and created this year, what YOU have gotten through, combated, achieved, and the body carrying you through this wild circus called life. I know it can be hard to thank our selves, and truly know how hard and lonely life, & this day, can be, but please do your best to remember that your progress is progress, your story is yours - it can't be compared to someone else. If your biggest achievement this year was just staying alive, then that's the biggest win of all. YOU are HERE! So please, say Thank you ME, Happy new year to US!
May 2023 be an incredible year of positivity, fun, love, abundance and adventure for us all... ππΌ
Ciao, au revior, byyyeeeee 2022,ππ½β€οΈβπ₯βοΈπ½
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