2021 has been quite a year and I am fairly certain 2022 is going to be even more so, in terms of both love and lessons!
Having leaped into an irreversible life-stage of pregnancy with imminent motherhood, 2022 will be eventful to say the least. Change is seldom easy but I think mostly good for us! While I find myself wondering if my partner & I can handle what’s in store for us , I remind myself of what a truly meaningful experience this is going to be, perhaps the most rewarding (the thanklessness is not lost on me) — I feel geared up for the challenge. I am sure it is going to be a journey…and a journey worth remembering! :)
Given this innate challenge of the year and my own tendency of anticipatory over-whelm, here are my key focus points for the year:
- The art of letting go: I am quite the obsessive-compulsive type. I love planning and organisation. I like to follow a well thought-through plan! But delegating, letting people do it their way and being okay with it is going to be the need of the hour & crucial to my mental well-being.
- Parenting myself before I parent my child. Calling out yourself when required, allowing self-healing and being self-aware. If I get this right, the actual parenting will take care of itself.
- Practising patience with people, goals and myself. Not just in theory but being able to channelize it on demand.
- Remind myself that ‘La vie est belle’ when languishing: Asking myself if I want to be happy or miserable? This question quickly helps provide perspective.
- Being present and thus mindful: Fully being in the present to enjoy life as it is happening — whatever the situation may be.
- Journaling my motherhood journey. Time is already a warped concept thanks to the pandemic. With a new born baby and its monotonous schedule (sprinkled with the pain of sleep deprivation and breast feeding) I suspect time will crawl yet fly by without me totally processing it. However, I would like to document my thoughts and feelings to feel better and look back at what I (hopefully) powered through!
- Go back to being fit: Eat right, keep moving the body, shaking up the mind and not letting go in this aspect!
- Allow myself to enjoy my tiny person instead of getting lost in responsibilities and chores.
- Watering the grass where I am at and not wondering about 100 other meadows that may or may not even be green.
- Counting my blessings. There are always plenty, if you bother looking. Continuing my attitude of gratitude ❤
