New Year, Same Abdulqudus

I can't say if my name changes tomorrow or maybe January 1st of next year. Then I might probably change who I truly am. But I think it's not easy to have a name change. At times, it's easy to change the way the owner of the name behaves.

This is why we tend to see people change with time. Some of the things we can't change are our physical traits, like stature, height, skin complexion, and many more. But it's funny that all of these things could only remain unchangeable in the past, not recent times.

Nowadays we have people change their skin tone, add to their height, increase their posture, and many more unimaginable things that we think could never have happened to humans in our existence. So when people have it a new year will be a new theme. Then that’s fine for whoever they want to be.

On my end. I don't think there is any true definition of who I am before and now, last year, and recent years. I don’t believe in sudden changes. No matter how much I wanted to change it can't be possible within a time frame of just a year.

For example, I don't want to be freaking rich. I just want peace of mind in my wealth. That means I want to live fine without stress. So can I become that rich person I aimed to be just after ending a year and then into another year? No!

But no matter what, we get to have some do’s and don’ts in our life. The ones we want to keep going and the ones we badly want to stop. It's not always easy to stop things just like that. To take something from a child you have to give out something better. And that's how it feels when you are about to take away something bad and replace it with something better.

One thing I wish and want to stop this year is procrastination. I have been a victim of procrastination for a very long time now. It's a battle I won against, but not always triumphant always. As humans, there are times when we feel lazy about doing some things. And this might be out of stress. But most times when it's not out of stress then I can say it's procrastination doing its thing.

This year I want to be more determined, I want to be more focused, I want to give more time to prioritize what should be and let go of what shouldn’t.

Another thing I also want to try as much to keep doing this year is to try to put myself first. No matter what, I want to try as much to take good care of my health and not just have myself living out of my happiness.

Another battle I want to stop this new year is letting go of my comfort zone. Yeah. I just want to do extraordinary things, I want to do unimaginative things. Getting out of the limit is not a plan, but sticking to something worthwhile is the plan.

2025 is surely going to come with its challenges, but with a strong mindset, I believe it’s something I can overcome.

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This is my response to the HIVE LEARNERS weekly prompt in hive learners community for the Week 146 Edition 3 and the topic to be discussed is NEW YEAR CHANGES

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