beginning of 2020 i started maintaining a weekly gratitude jar — i used to make a note of at least 1 thing i was grateful for that week and put it in a jar.
at the beginning of 2021, i opened those notes and went through them before i added new entries to that jar.
by default, i didn’t expect much because of the pandemic. the overarching thought was that nothing great happened this year; that it was a sh*t year etc.
but as i went through the notes, i realised i couldn’t be more wrong!
so much happened in that year.
i got a snapshot of my year in 52 notes.
the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
it started with the sheer excitement for the year 2020. i was curating music shows, going for shows as a music enthusiast, travelling, etc.
then covid happened.
every week since then i expressed gratitude for my health and of those around me.
i expressed gratitude for the money and the basic necessities we are blessed with to continue living as we do.
i expressed gratitude for the quality of time i spent with my family during the lockdown.
i then saw myself go through severe depression and anxiety and come out of it.
i saw myself being grateful for the smallest of things like
– stepping out of my house for the first time,
– meeting my extended fam for the first time,
– meeting my friends for the first time!!!
(first time after the lockdown that is)
all of these experiences don’t seem small when you’re in a lockdown. god, i had missed seeing them!
i made some bold career decisions.
and to cap the year,
– me and my family moved to a new home!
– i travelled outside delhi for the first time since lockdown!!!
dammmm!!!! is there more?
there is still a lot but i would say these were some of the highlights, haha!
if 2020 had so much to be grateful for, i can’t even imagine what the years to come have in store; and of course, what the years that have gone by had in store (if only i was present)
i have made a decision to continue this activity till the end of my time.
i have set a simple weekly reminder on my phone for me to execute this idea.
i highly recommend you do too and experience the joy and abundance for yourself! 🙂
power and peace to you x
