Hello 👋🤗 In case this is your first time reading my year’s summary welcome and if this isn’t your first time, welcome back I’ve missed you 😂. Quick question, how did your year go? ( take a break and answer that in a sentence out loud ) I know you’re not crazy but please try to give that answer out loud it helps sink the reality in. Well if you ask me how my year went, I’ll try to break it down as usual but in a simple sentence:
2022 was simply the best year of my life. I grew in every area of my life and I made progress in places I wanted to. I would have loved to write this whole article without having to discuss the wrong part of the year Sha 😂😂 ( I would try not to be too cryptic)
If we are all asked to choose between the good or bad news we would want the lousy need first, let’s talk about that.
I learnt something this year about myself I’m too ashamed to say out loud ( I almost sound like a chicken 😆) I discovered I have a crazy amount of pride in myself. With one of my crazy parts, I like to assess myself by asking questions out loud and I realized not everyone even noticed it; some took it for attitude or swag around how I worked but when this realization dawned on me, it was scary Sha but the good part of all these is that I’m actively working on it and I hope to make outstanding progress on it before the end of the year ( Year 😂 I started writing this in October, I guess I was just too bored 🥱😴)
Let’s dive into the major points. I saw my dad for the first time in a year 😃 (An exciting experience if you’ll ask me ) We spent some father-son time 😂 ( I could see myself in Hollywood for a bit there 😂😆) I learnt a lot about him and we laughed, argued/disagreed 😂 ( Not my proudest moments ) but one of the coolest things was I could see where I learnt a lot of my weird habits. I spent quality time with family 😊 ( I love this because it’s shaped my relationship with my sisters)
Family
Probably my favourite topic to discuss sometimes 😉 but this year with a tag on the family has been a splendid shopping experience of joy 😂 ( If you get what I mean) a few crazy facts; I saw my dad (The first one 😀) for the first time in over a decade and it still feels surreal now. I remember when I met him at the airport and chills flowed through my skin. Don’t let me bore you with too many details. Yeah back to the major talking point. I experienced a lot with family this year, had a lot of hangouts and flights 😂 had some uncomfortable conversations but it all worked out in growth and relationship.
Friends
I’m forever grateful for my friends and the constant beauty and growth I experience being around them. Trust me I’m not trying to paint a perfect artwork of my life but the canvas life handed to me by friends has just been a thing of dreams and the painting in the character of men/women I’ve come across just constantly keeps me in a position of gratitude. I always try to see the best in people most times but the rot always smells and overshadows the beauty; just want to put this out there. I’m not sure I say this enough or even have said it to some of my friends but I love you and appreciate you as a person ( Every part of you.)
Work and Career
Another part of my life that gives me the laughter of gratitude. I think I have about 5 years on my career calendar and even though it’s the very beginning I love to remember how it all started in a room and the question/contribution I made that very afternoon and how it changed a lot of things about me. I’m growing into a Full Stack Engineer but I’ll admit I’m probably loving the front end over the backend for the immediate visual feedback but love the backend for the consistency and it’s interesting how this helps change my thinking about how the world works 🤔 What we see changes constantly and there’s always something cool to see but the underlining framework ( We humans) are pretty consistent and structured.
Spiritual
Growth, I would have loved to end it with that word but this wouldn’t be a proper summary would it? I’m a proud Tribesman and just love the atmosphere I enjoy every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Fortnights. The support and love system, my continual yearning for the face of God. Big thanks to everyone who prays, reaches out and gives advice. Most times when I backslide my brake pedals kick in to stop the insanity I’m jumping into. Prayers truly refresh ( You should try it).
Mentorship and Personal Growth
Over the years I’ve always had a mentor at every step of my life and it’s probably one of my biggest secrets to how my life has turned out. These men/women I’ve helped shaped how I see the world and guided me through paths I never knew existed. The constant advice, encouragement, and even studying them from afar help me make sense of a lot. If you’re reading this and don’t have at least one “physical mentor” please get one; it’s priceless trust me. Most people tend to see it as some sort of a cage but it’s real freedom without the thorns around the Rose.
I’ve always been addicted to growing but this year I understood the importance of being grounded and mastering things even while growing and learning new things.
Accountability
This should have been wrapped with mentorship but I think it’s important that we know why we need accountability in every area of our lives. We need a structure that calls us back to our senses ( Many times we even forget we have one ) it’s probably scary but one step at a time.
I guess I got too serious ending this article but I think it’s because I started writing this in October and this is December and I’m just wrapping it up 😂😂. I want to say a big thank you for going on this 3-month journey with me 😆
Big thanks to Baba God my day one G 😊, Family, Friends and everyone.
Have an awesome 2023 ahead.
