It鈥檚 been a long year, and I just have to say this, so many things have changed for me. I鈥檝e come a long way from who I was last December and I鈥檓 surrounded by the stark reminder that when I put my mind to something, it鈥檚 not that hard to get it for myself.
Of course, this year has been one of the toughest so far, with things getting worse with each passing day. But then, I鈥檝e been able to rise to the task each time. The harder it gets, the more I find myself capable of beating it. Nothing is easy, and from the look of things, it鈥檒l only get harder with time. We only get better at dealing with it, giving the illusion of ease.
One of the most obvious differences for me between this December and last is the fact that last year I wasn鈥檛 a student yet. I only resumed school early this year, and as at this time last year, I was simply just another guy having the time of my life. However, last December was filled with dreams I was hoping to achieve this year. I was making so many plans, plans I knew required serious money for me to accomplish.
Apart from getting back to school, I also planned to publish my book, get a new phone so I could start taking original pictures, and do a bunch of new things as well. And now, with the year almost gone, I can say that I鈥檝e done really well in achieving most of the goals I set out for myself.
School has not been easy, matter of fact, it has been downright frustrating and economically draining. However, I鈥檝e been able to keep up, and somehow, I didn鈥檛 allow all that to affect my studies. And then, for my book, that has not been easy either. This is the first major publishing project I鈥檓 working on for myself, so I鈥檓 learning a whole lot in the process.
Now, I know that writing a good story is only the first part. There鈥檚 still the hassle of having to edit it, run it through beta readers, and even getting the cover designs and all that. So many things to be done, and all these things cost money. Yet, I鈥檝e managed to get all that done as well. The book is slated to be released later this month, and I鈥檓 ecstatic.
So many things have happened this year, some bad and some good. However, it鈥檚 safe to say that the good has greatly outweighed the bad, and most memories of the year that I have are fond ones. My physical life is growing great, and although I need to work on going out more, there鈥檚 not much to complain about.
And then, when it comes to Hive, there鈥檚 so much to talk about. This is the year I managed to push past the 6k hp mark. I wanted to do so much on the blockchain this year, but I didn鈥檛 know that my schooling would get in the way of so much of it. Now that I think of it though, this is something that I can easily work around with a simple reshuffling. With the right schedule, I can make the time I need to explore everything that Hive has to offer.
There is so much to be done on here, so many communities that are centered on my hobbies, but I鈥檝e not really paid them any attention because I can鈥檛 make out the time. From books to movies, and now even photography (now that I take pictures myself, I find myself appreciating and complimenting those who take really good ones), all these are areas I have great interest in, but I have not been able to explore them as I would have loved.
There鈥檚 time for everything though, and this holiday is coming at the right time. I could use it to beef up my engagement and be more present on the blockchain. After all, there鈥檚 no time like the present, right?
This December is very different from the last one for me, and there is so much evidence to that effect. I have indeed come a long way and I鈥檓 proud of what I鈥檝e achieved so far. I know that things have not really gone my way just yet, but I鈥檓 taking my wins and keeping it at the back of my mind that it鈥檚 not over. I still have time to achieve everything else I have set out to.
My hope is that as the next year comes, my next December will be way better and more eventful than this one. I hope to have even more achievements under my belt then, and I鈥檓 pretty certain that such goals can be achieved. After all, there鈥檚 proof that I have all it takes.