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It’s two hours to midnight as I write this. I don’t know about you, but I am so excited. We are on the precipice of another year which to me means another opportunity to grow and learn and evolve.
‘Fear is a poor chisel with which to carve out tomorrow.’ – Andy Andrews
This year, I chose to put my fears in my back pocket so that I could get out of my own way and grow. It was scary but I did it. I cannot tell you how often I caught myself behaving in a way that scared me in the past or speaking to people that I did not ever have the guts to talk to before. This happened partly because I chose to believe in myself and partly because the people I admired believed in me. When someone I respect and admire asks me to step up because they think I can, I do my best to meet their expectations because they are going on a limb for me. I am grateful for the growth and the leadership opportunities I have been given at work this year.
I am also really grateful for my son’s growth this year. He incorporates elements of each new experience into how he shows up every day. I can’t really ask for more than that. Next year is a big year for him at school, so that’s where my focus will be: giving him all the support he will allow me to give.
Next year is also potentially a big year for me. Our company is going through changes so I don’t know if I will have a job next year. We have said goodbye to so many good people already due to the change and there will be more to come. I do believe that change is good and if it happens to me then something better awaits me on the other side.
I tried putting a new vision board together this evening or at least updating my current one (not sure if that is the norm), but nothing jumped out at me, so I am taking that as a sign that my current vision board is still relevant and I just need to have patience. I am pretty happy about that as I still desire all the things and experiences I have on it.
That’s it from me one last time this year. Thank to those of you who been on the journey with me this entire month. I am grateful for your support.
All the best for 2025! May your year be blessed with only good things, people, experiences and lots of love and laughter!
Bye for now!
The year that was! Places visited, product launches, achievements 🙂 It’s been quite a full year!
Two more sleeps until 2024 is over. What a year it has been! I am very excited to see what 2025 holds though.
I got a call to say that my son has shingles this afternoon. His poor grandparents were up with him most of last night, but thankfully, he is feeling a lot better already. I am so grateful that it wasn’t anything more serious. It’s always such a shock when he gets sick as he has an excellent immune system. The doctors don’t know us that well because they hardly ever see us. 😂
I am also counting down to my fifty-second birthday on the seventh. I sometimes sit and think about how old my mum seemed to feel once she hit her fifties. That was the norm for her generation, though. I am very very grateful that I get to enjoy my fifties inspired by the generation ahead of me. Celebrities like Halle Berry and Viola Davis who are turning what it means to be getting older on it’s head. I love that social media is filled with women who are over forty, who are embracing their age and looking fabulous. Some are launching modelling careers in their fifties and sixties! It is so cool to be older now. I am blessed!
That’s it from me today. Thanks for popping by. I hope you have had a great day.
Bye for now
Grounded African 