New year calls for annual goal evaluation and setting up goals for the year.
As I and everyone on Earth welcomed in the new year of 2023, I embarked on a journey, like many, to re-evaluate my 2022 and setting up new goals/objectives for 2023. Before I moved forward, I would like to acknowledge my privileges as a straight woman who is loved and supported by my spouse, parents, and sibling and surrounded by supportive friends, I have a roof over my head and don’t have to worry about if I can afford food the next day. I vouch to support other people as much as I can using the privileges I have.
I attempted to rewind my 2022 in slow motion, month by month, to recall the events that happened during the year. I was glad to relive some of the best moments and also went through some of the feelings I experienced. It dawned on me that feelings are what my heart and my head remember the most. I might not remember what events that happened exactly but I remember how they made me feel. I still feel the cramp and chest pressure when there were some shake-ups at work, I feel the sun burning on my skin during our Victoria trip and the swirl at the pool in my hubby’s mom’s backyard, I feel the stress from my late night LSAT study, the anxiety during my Jan LSAT exam (the body shake and thrill, the sweat, I didn’t do well), the letdown when I knew I was rejected from the schools I applied for. I still feel the surprise as I jumped from my seat when I knew I was admitted. All these spectrums of feelings came rushing back to me. What feelings from 2022 can you recall?
I am not certain how to best recap my year if you asked me what exactly I achieved. But I can tell you that I had a good year.
2022 taught me to take things slow.
2022 challenged me to take on new goals that I’d never imagined I would do.
2022 taught me new things personally and professionally.
2022 gave me wisdom and maturity, self-love, sustainable minimalism, confidence and trust in relationships.
2022 was a lot, but it was a continuum of the years that came before, and I knew it would be a big puzzle piece to make up for the whole image of my life.
LOOKING FORWARD: WHERE DO I WANT TO BE IN 2023 AND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE? HOW DO I GET THERE?
View my next article about the non-SMART goals!
Know your intentions,
Thao