Next year

A new year always comes with an immense amount of anticipation through new beginnings, new plans and new realizations. It feels like every new year starts with a fresh, spotless, whiteboard. Then, in the scope of hours, days and months, the year starts to draft up; suddenly a whole life can be read on the board  - dreams, plans and reality.

The end of a year is always an amazing time for self-examination and making plans for self-development. Next year, more than ever, I will try to…

1. Exercise more

I’m all about a healthy life and I got into a very good start with running this year so the only way to go forward is trying to get even better. It is such a fulfilling feeling when you notice that you’re able to run one kilometre longer.

2. Stay in close touch with friends and family

Every time I have spent a longer time abroad, I always notice that it is easy to drift away from the ones back at home. People’s lives go on – that’s why it requires some effort to keep things like they were.

3. Drink more water

… and eat more healthily. Self-explanatory! It is just an amazing feeling get when you truly eat healthily. Besides, don’t they say we are what we eat?

4. Study hard but play harder

I did well at law school but it has had its toll. Next year I will keep in mind that it is OK not to full-load semesters and it is also completely OK not to study excessively. The most important thing is just to listen to yourself, go at the pace that is not too comfortable but also not too uncomfortable. There needs to be a balance in life.

5. Find inner peace

Sounds very fancy and far-fetched but I am all about self-development. I have always been a bit of a worry wart and often my mind is racing at the speed of 200 km/h. Recently I got very interested in meditation and next year I am hoping to find (at least a bit of) my inner peace.

Timed – writer probably somewhere above Singapore.

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