This is the last month but one of the year 2021.
I've been seeing a lot of posts along the lines of,
"How will you spend the last X days of the year?"
I don't think it matters unless I have been taking consistent action throughout the year, small though they may be.
Of course, it doesn't mean that I shouldn't start anything new, but I won't start something now just because of some artificially applied external pressure.
Which means that, if I'm starting something, it must have been planned beforehand, and not taken on willy-nilly.
So, the last X days of the year?
I'll be spending them as I had planned.
There will be a couple of new things and the dropping of some old ones.
It's not quite "a new chapter", but it's definitely the next page.
Ever Had That Nagging Voice In Your Head?
A nagging voice in my head told me not to plan too far ahead into 2022.
Because the pandemic will likely still be raging around the globe and a number of other issues may destabilise certain regions that I thought about visiting.
I told the nagging voice that I haven't even planned into December 2021 and to bother me when the last month of this year rolls around.
2021 Update: Still in Transition. Not There Yet. Hopefully Soon.
The years 2020 and 2021 seems to have whizzed past in a blur of scrambling confusion and mind-numbing waiting.
From talking to a number of people I know, some have successfully transitioned to new work scopes, business markets, even careers in different industries.
Others I know are still figuring their paths forward and not sure what to do next.
I suppose I'm somewhere in between - I've formed a rough plan to go on and I'm exploring avenues and work relationships to bring it to pass.
I'm definitely not a success transition story. Yet.
But I strongly believe that I'll get there.
If you are in a similar situation, I'd be glad to swap stories and learn about what worked for you. If you like, I'd be happy to share what worked for me, too.
May This Be a Month of Possibility and Reflection
May has ever been a month of possibility and reflection.
It is so close to the middle of the year, that it feels like a good time to look back upon the preceding months. It is also far enough away from the end of the year that it feels like a good time to recalibrate and refocus for the months to come.
I have spent a great deal of time on pursuits I probably shouldn’t have. And in the midst of them, I have also stumbled upon things I wouldn’t have otherwise.
So I look towards the future, with an eye still on the past.
I will process that latter anchor, that I may unfetter myself from it, and fully invest myself in that which will bring my intended future closer.
To all who are in similar straits, not so dire yet not so calm, do the needful and then lean forward. The sails will take you where you have to go.
