GOOD AFTERNOON, TROOPERS! 2018 is rolling right away, yet natheless (I’m still trying out 16th century words here, 2019 who?), most of us are still holding out till January 1st to start making a resolution list. YEYAH, Andrew, I think we can do without you coming in with three separate PPTs defending your wiped-out ass. I get it though, 2018 has been nothing short of a show (the greatest or not, up to you); we’ve read our smut and sent our sexts, yet are now exhausted and vexed, and definitely can’t be bothered to check our ancient stockings for air, so thank u, next.
But end-of-the-year-reflection is way more than proclaiming you are going to floss next year, damnit. Neither have I gathered you here to collectively moan about how screwed (humor intended) up 2018 was or how it’s been “practically the year of breakups, give toilet paper, thank” (hoe, same, all of my ships sunk this year), OR to film conspiracy videos about where the fuck 2018 disappeared to. Surprise, you ain’t no grizzly bear having a lil’ nap for five months, so siesta’s over, kids, Wake. UP.
We’re here, instead, to squeeze the lemons out of 2018 so that we can warm up for 2019 (FIFA upcoming or not, we’re aiming for the cup anyway). I now call upon all you warriors to polish our armor, sharpen our kantanas (tell me you get the reference), rebuild our battleships, and blueprint our ambush strategy because next year is about to be attacked from all sides.
And if I haven’t scared you off with my very violent vocab, Vivian, grab all your weaponry, kiss the doubts and fears goodbye, maybe give your haters the finger (oh fuck it, BOTH fingers), and swagger right into base camp. Fellow conquerors, the time has come. + play this incredible music in the background and sally forth into what’s about to be the best year of your life.
Day One: Nobody loses here, not even Sierra Burgess.
Step 1) List your 10 biggest wins this year. And if you can’t think of ten (hey, the year wasn’t the scoop for everybody), list your 10 biggest losses. You can’t run out of those, there’ll always be something to work on. Step 2) Look into them. Ask yourself, ‘What went wrong?’ Or maybe ‘Why was this a win?’ Hmm, is this boring? Maybe. Is watching the sneezing baby panda more interesting? Perhaps. Yet, are your dreams and the person you wanna become worth this pain? Absolutely. You choose.
Day Two: Be your own performer. Be your own audience.
Day two, and today, I want you to recall the times you set goals for yourself. And clapped for yourself. Reminder, goals earned to impress/please others leads to ZERO self-growth. If you got that Master’s degree for mumsy or that sexy bod just so the chicks will like you, it isn’t a win. —a summary, slayed goals that make you feel happy for like 2 mins, ain’t real goals. An example, I remember I hit an insane 96% last year, my highest, came second in my year YET got all hype for five seconds before I went back to being depressed and reading hp memes. That’s when I realised this entire “get good grades” wasn’t working its supposed magic for me at all. Now I cast my own incantations, read memes and stay hapi.
Day Three: Lesson learned, wisdom earned.
List your three most important awakenings this year. What you’ve learned from what you did, from what you didn’t do, and from what someone else did. (I recommend opening your journal and jotting the messages every event taught you. PS, if you don’t journal, hop into the train quick, ‘cause you’re missing out on real education, pal.)
One thing the public needs to do next year— getting in touch with ourselves. Regardless of whether constant phone addiction or ew-what’s-meditation is to blame, we all NEED to be self-aware and begin an affair with ourselves and our deepest passions before we go out and date Henry or obsess over Prick (nobody asked for this, Niyanka sounded better, Y’ALL NEVER LISTEN). A lot of us don’t know ourselves at all! I know I’m getting all whiny, so go compose an open love letter to yourself already. Put pen to paper, and let the thoughts flow. Worries, fears, hopes, dreams, write ‘em all down. Get to know you. Get to love you.
Prick still sounds terrible though. Just saying. I’m a mess, am I drunk? Ok, bye, but we stan a happy couple anyway.
. Day Five (FINALE): After All This Time? Always.
Reflection done, visualization’s up. Your turn to brew up magic for 2019.
Step one: Pull Future You Closer in the Backpage of Your Diary (Halsey, stop quaking).
We’re late, it’s the last day, 2019 is already knocking, I’m still in my pajamas, my toast is burnt, where IS my toothbrush, GET OUT OF THE BATHROOM BECCA, I NEED TO PEE.
OKAY FOLKS, this is the weighty, major step towards a happy new year. We’ve all forgotten how to dream. If we’re gonna make our resolutions according to what Bella did this year, or what Aunt Molly said I sucked at; the diary will run outta pages and we won’t be done listing till the end of next year.
Look, learn to fireproof yourself against superficiality. Most people don’t know what they want from life themselves, so forget following along, and NO, for the last time, flossing isn’t a real goal, Nandini. Stop.
Use that ol’ letter up there you composed for reference to the authentic you in case bullshit starts filtering in and just allow dreams to consume you instead. To get started, scribble down future you in the following areas -
Spirituality (literally anything that makes you calm, don’t get confused)
School (or work, if you makin’ them bucks)
Creative Projects (you may wanna learn to do the tango or become a master gardener, for all I know)
Relationships (All the single ladies! All the single men! All the single folks! (yes, we inclusive here))
Step 2: Dreamt Your Painting? Now Paint Your Dream.
We all better know Van Gogh as the dude who cut off his ear, but those words are everything too. Now that you know your vision for yourself for next year, jot down the goals which align with the said perspective. You wanna be more flexible? Try doing the splits this year! Want to be more focused? Try cutting off your phone usage, meditating, setting frequent reminders, becoming a monk. You know what you gotta do, just make sure the goal is yours and go for it. This year belongs to you.
Now that we’re done flipping our eggs, it’s time to bring this post to action. It’s time to rise up and take responsibility.
If you read this, I dare you to take on this challenge. Look, my dearest (I’m being absurdly nice, bitches, pay attention), we can’t forever keep falling. We can’t forever keep putting off our goals and dreams, letting bullshit and misunderstanding folks occupy our precious time. We’ll have to get up someday, anyway.
And I dare you, urge you, plead you (strike that, PUSH you, more like) to make that ‘someday’ today. Make that marvellous year where you win and get closer to your dreams THIS year. I invite you to make 2019 yours, solely yours, and hope that 365 days from now, you’ll look back at the messes you created and the person you became with immense pride and teary joy.
I’m asking you to spend the last 5 days of 2018 reviewing, organising, planning and getting your life back in track. I’m taking on the challenge myself; the next 5 days you’ll see me posting my entries here. I dare my folks (shamelessly annoying my mutuals & favorites here, I love y’all to death btw) - @athenastudying, @studyblr, @ahsteria, @whoknowsstudies, @tonystarkstudies, @studyingmeow, @eintsein, @thepowerwithin, @redvelvetstu-dies, @artemistudying, @nerdyign, @moonshinestudies, @emmastudies, @studylustre, @londonotes, @i-actually-study-a-lot, @alari - to take this on too.
And if you’re with me, come along. We’ll be playing our favorite music, pushing and breaking limits, dreaming big, and spreading love as always. Also, free toothpaste and dental floss care packages for everyone, I gotchu.
Reflect back on 2018 - squeeze all the enlightenment out of it.
Visualize the best out of 2019, putting all your aspirations out into the universe.
After following these tips, post all your revelations here, because we MUST cheer you on (and what’s a life that isn’t on the internet, lmao).
And finally, don’t you forget to tag your posts with #squeeze2018!
And that was all. We’ll meet again in 2019, and perhaps that time, we’ll have crazier stories to share and won’t be crying over breakups but rejoicing wedding vlogs instead. May we find people to love, faith to believe in, and a year worth reminiscing upon. May we come back with stronger wills, bolder decisions, and may we break again and again only to rebuild better. 2019 will be incredible. I’ll see you soon, I’m off to work and make my prediction come true.
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And that was it, it’s a wrap! Martha, shut the cams, Henry, pause the audio, and Nandita, I know you’re pretending to be deaf, but Mom’s yelling something about doing the dishes. Better skip along.
And you, fellow conqueror? Keep slaying life, doing the work and making it count. I hope you’re well, stay strong and go conquer life. ✧
I’m sending you so much love, see you soon.
— Nandini 💌 (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
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