BEYOND NEW PEOPLE

Life brings to us everything and everyone we need not by chance but as something that happens naturally. Well, there are times when we want to take the credit for the fact that some people are in our lives because we made it so, but do you really think so? One thing that has always been hard for me to accept is the concept that people come and go. It’s hard to accept people into our lives, but it is even harder to let them go or watch them leave.

I do believe that for everyone I have met in my entire existence, they were just the people I needed for every one of my chapters to be completed. Most times, my prayer—not even a wish—is for them to stay even in the next chapter and the next, but then, life sometimes has a different plan for us. I don’t think I need new people to lmake the most of my new year, but then, I will be happy if I have new people to walk this year with. It’s hard to let people in, and that’s why I’ll prefer not to. And besides that, I also believe that knowing and understanding people takes time, and I like to be patient with knowing people. Changing people every year won’t give me that luxury to truly appreciate those that life has given me.

It’s already a new year in my part of the world, and interestingly, the year ended in a way that I didn’t see coming. I already thought that things wouldn’t get any worse, but somehow, it got worse. I lost a part of me that I didn’t even think I’d ever lose. I know I had my doubts, but I knew that was just life testing me—at least that was what I thought. It happened because of my own mistake, but looking back, I don’t think being myself was a mistake. It’s a shame that that part of me didn’t realize it and accept it. I let my fears get in the way, and I lost a major part of me.

Even though I don’t really want it, this year is putting me in the direction of accepting new people in my life. I’m not sure how it’s going to be like, but I’ll try to be as open-minded as possible. I’ll learn to be more patient with people while also working on myself to know how to accommodate the good people that life will bring my way. For me, this year is not “New Year, New People”; it is “New Year, Improved Me.” Last year exposed a lot of things about myself that I need to work on, and that’s what I’m going to focus more on this year. And hopefully, I’ll attract the right people to myself and put off the wrong people.

It’s really not going to be an easy year for me, but one thing I believe will keep me going is the fact that I have God, who has promised to be with me all through the way. I’m just going to keep asking Him for help and do what I have to do when I should. I believe that by the end of this year, I will be way better than I started it. My prayer is that I don’t give up on myself getting better because it feels uncomfortable or hard. I believe that as long as I can remain consistent with my plans and always put God first, eventually everything will align beautifully.

Happy New Year. Happy New Month. Happy Hive Power Up Day! 🥳

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