Tuesday, December 31, 2024

On Gratitude: A Second Chance at Life

 


Photo Credit: Available Psychologists


This is my last blogpost for the year. I still can't believe it has come to an end. Even more, I still can't believe that I have written consistently every month. It means that I have made 12 Blogposts this year, even if it meant publishing twice in other months to cover up the lapse of previous months. It feels so damn good!  I am so proud of myself. In fact, I started this post to brag about my Discipline and Consistency, my greatest achievement this year. After all, I have my graduation and good grades to prove it—regardless of the numerous mistakes in my result. Till I remembered the actual greatest achievement of my year. Life. And here, my story begins. 


It was a cool evening in school. The weather looked nothing like what was about to happen. I was at the onset of exams. My flesh was missing in all the right and wrong places and I was beginning to look like a specimen that lost its way to the Anatomy laboratory. In between books, I thought I needed to do something about it. More like, I needed a distraction. I could barely get the next word into my head. How does a nerd get distracted? Usually, I get distracted by books. This is why instead of cooking, I decided to go satisfy a craving. Mini rewards I gift myself. The best part of the decision was that I get to indulge in my second favorite pastime (after reading): walking.  A break. A stroll. Good food. Three birds. One stone. How clever of me! Or so I thought.