24: New Me

I would start my story by saying thank you 2020 for ME time. 2020 made me realize that it’s never a dead end as most of us may have felt. The dead end you reach makes you push your limits to new boundaries n makes you grow further.

After passing out from law school, I grew into a very comfortable position in a fancy office and I was in cruise mode with no further growth, nothing new to look forward to. It was kind of a dead end. I stopped to dream, set new goals..

The year 2020 gave me the opportunity to pause n reboot myself n made me realize that I have the power to recreate myself… I don’t need to just follow a routine n wait for things to happen but I can make it happen for myself… it’s within my power to set n reach goals n prepare a mental roadmap to achieve them. It’s my journey, my road n I’m on the driving seat. I started to venture into new things at work, set an expansion plan, challenging goals n time frame to achieve them unlike before. For the first time, I felt totally channelized n in sync with each and every thought my mind was processing and had no doubt about achieving my goals within the time frame I set for myself.

With that new mindset I was on a new road of discovering myself and another set back hit me when my mom was diagnosed with cancer. It was the most heartbreaking news for me. I was a broken person inside, though I held my head high n carried on with the daily routine. I had to deal with the truth of this life that we all r in transit n I have to let go of my beautiful ever-loving mother when her time comes, with the thought that she is going to be part of me always she is going to be with me till the time I take my last breath.

It was such an empowering feeling that I stopped feeling that deep pain in my heart n started to cherish each moment I spent with her. I never thought that I was capable of doing this but I did, as the 2020 pandemic did show all of us that we are very limited in our thoughts n to a great extent selfish n greedy. I remembered all those people who didn’t get a chance to see their parents one last time n say goodbye. There were friends n families who had to see their parents last rites being performed on video calls n some of them couldn’t even do that. I realized I have nothing to complain, I see my mom every month, being able to spend time with her, being able to cherish every moment with her made me realize how lucky I am. Such is the irony of life.

In the end, I would say thank you 2020 for the new me!

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