New Year, New Me?
By Aanuoluwatomiwa Oke
Dear diary,
New year, new me? Maybe, maybe not. I don’t know what to feel about new year resolutions abeg. I believe a new year is yet another completed calendar cycle, and if there are any habits that I do not intentionally work to improve on, they will definitely remain the same. On another note though, I believe strongly in goal-setting. I love to write plans down, work towards them, and eventually smile back at them when they come to fruition.
Did I even wish you a happy new year? I went straight into ranting about resolutions. My bad. Happy new year o. May 2024 be a blissful one. I'm in school already but funnily, I came back to school in the first week of the year not because I was particularly excited about seeing the evergreen trees of UI once again. But because it's my last semester in this premier university. One goal I'm excited about this year is to graduate. Can I scream? Purrrrr! Dear diary, I just want to graduate.
During the Christmas holidays, I had time to reflect more on life after school, and really, I'm optimistic about what the future holds. The four (plus x) years that I've spent studying Philosophy have been impactful. I know that I don't reason the same way I would have four years back - that's the Philosophy effect. 😅
The break also saw me get closer to God. I had time to reflect, retreat and reignite. I had a beautiful time with my family also. This year, I just want peace (I hope the Department of Philosophy can hear me). I want to look back at 2024 and say, girl, you thrived! I learnt sometime last year that the degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth they can accept about themselves without running away. Dear, I ran from a lot of things in 2023. I ran. In 2024, no more running.
This year, I'm ready to face it all squarely. However, I wouldn't say I have anything figured out yet. I always leave the figuring out to my God. I do the following. My candid advice? So should you.
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