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Day 366 / 366

On the last day of every year, I make a journal entry reflecting on what happened to me that year. And as I was supposed to do that today as well, I thought I should first read what I wrote on 31st December 2023. At the end of that entry, I found that I had written a note for myself, which put an instant smile on my face.

I know it’s cringe, but I still want to include that note here.

It’s funny how small your problems seem after enough time has passed. I remember how bad I thought my life was back then. But reading about them now, I don’t feel the same sadness. Bad times do break us, but we also get stronger once we build ourselves back up again.

Today, I feel grateful. I have zero regrets about this year. While 23 might have been the worst year for me, I am sure I will always remember 24 fondly.

While I spent 2023 trying to find what would make me happy, this year I realised, yet again, that the thing that makes me truly happy is seeing my loved ones happy. My family, my friends, my team.

Building Blaziken — my company has been a life-changing experience so far. My goal for the year was to build a company that would be fun to work in, and I succeeded in that.

With today’s blog, I finished my Daily writing challenge as well! I am so grateful to the people who read these blogs every day, and who kept me motivated to not quit. If you are reading this, know that you are awesome.

The last time I completed this challenge was in 2019, and in the last post, I wrote how that New Year’s eve was the happiest ever for me. And I can safely say that I feel the same about today. Here’s an excerpt from that blog that is relevant even today —

More than anything else, I think the biggest takeaway for me is that you and only you are responsible for your happiness. It’s not something that you will have to work hard to achieve. Hard work might be necessary for success, or money or good grades. But happiness doesn’t depend on any of those. Right here in this very moment, you can choose to be happy.

This year had everything that I needed to pick myself back up again. And now that I am back to my best, I know for sure 2025 will be epic.

On that note, this is me signing off. Happy New Year!

And with that

The 2024 Season, comes to an end

Good Night.