Not everyone that started the year 2025 is alive to see the end of it. As a matter of fact, not even everyone who saw the first of the month is witnessing that last day of the month. For you to be alive is more than enough to be grateful. Even if you have not achieved what you planned for, but at least you have life. Something happened a few days ago. I passed by a road while going back from work, just before our street, by the time I was coming out, there was a terrible accident that occurred just minutes after I passed which was reported to claim a life. I am sure that a lot of others too have also experienced various exemptions of catastrophes in the course of the year. If this is not more than an enough reason to be grateful, then what is it?
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A lot of people focus more on what they have not achieved and they feel bad about it, yet they fail to see the very many things that they have achieved in the course of the year. Success is not only measured by milestones, numbers, and applauds, but there are many other seemingly overlooked things that qualify as success. A friend of mine was sharing how a friend of his was eating and a bone from the food crossed his throat. Just from eating, he started choking and passed out. He was rushed to the emergency ward and was admitted into the ICU. Just like joke, he was booked for surgery because all attempts to get the bone off did not yield any fruit. A lot of money was spent to save his life. But here you are, eating how you like without any difficulty or problem, and you still feel it is not part of success.
I was also told a story of a middle-aged man. At some points in his life, he started having difficulty with passing urine. After a while of this difficulty, he decided to go see a doctor. It was then that they discovered that something was blocking it and needed a surgery to fix. Of course, a lot of money was spent for the surgery. After everything was good, he could not hold his tears. When asked why he was crying, he said something very touching. He sad that all these number of years that he has spent on earth, he has never paid a single dime to urinate, and never thought that it was actually a blessing to urinate. What you never saw as blessing is what a lot of people are actually wishing for. Just to let you know; the year 2025 has been good to you. If you can think well, then you will see a lot of reasons to be appreciative.
It is true that 2025 came with its own weight. For some it is weight of financial hustles, to some it is weight of relationships, to others it is weight of pleasure. But in all these, the year was definitely worth it. There may have been moments when you felt that hope has become so thin, and you were almost giving up, yet your strength was sustained. Some nights may have been heavy with thoughts, questions, and silent prayers, yet you still woke up to hope. If you think that nothing is working for you, just place your hands on your chest and you will see that your heart is still beating - that means something is working. For being alive to stand at the edge of another year is a proof that the gift of life is worth celebrating.
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Appreciating and celebrating life at the final moments of 2025 is also a way of acknowledging growth that cannot be measured. You will be surprised to know that some of the biggest wins of the year 2025 were actually invisible. For example, the patience you learnt, the strength you got from challenges, the lessons you learnt from situations of life, peace of mind, the gift of family and friends, etc. All these may look invisible, but they hold very strategic and significant importance in your life. Imagine a life without peace of mind, without family and friends, without love, etc, it would look so boring. You see that there are more things to be thankful about 2025 than you can even realise? If you can reflect well, then you can appreciate well.
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