On the other side of a promise - anchor for 2024

Wanted to take a moment and feel the immense gratitude for this planner! The planner is sticked  on the entrance door of my house. At the beginning of this year, I had made a promise to myself to read atleast 12 books this year.

As we are nearing end of 2024, I took a stock and saw how well this planner worked as a reminder and kept me going...

I could actually complete 11 books and left a few half way. To meet the mark, yesterday, I started with 'Folk Tales from India'. I am very sure I may not be able to complete it within this Year, will try. May be taking a week off and travelling and reading?...(I am now excited! 😊).

This planner also captures all the travel that I was blessed with in 2024, some surprise ones (to me) and some to surprise the loved ones 💝🙏

Such accomplishments are so dear to me and it helps me with the validation and recall that inspite of all the complexities of life, of managing 

 ever changing priorities or emotional turbulence...I kept going. Probably, I never had any other choice but to keep moving...one day at a time and I am glad to see myself on this side of the promise.

When I recall, this was the best year with many visits I made to hometown and that created opportunity for some truly soulful stays with family and friends along with fun trips with family and a lot of laughter.

I truly feel blessed. I know I was exhausted with meticulous planings which also overlapped with the nature of my day job, changing landscapes, meeting different families and family set-ups and constant travels in a span of one week, covering 5 cities/ towns and then bracing for overseas travels.

But it was all worth it!! 

Gratitude for blessings of good health, life, moment to self to unwind and be, and for all the 💕 & grace.