Ember Months, New Opportunities: A Mid-Year Boost

With so much excitement in my heart, I'm welcoming the ember months and every opportunity I'll come across in it before the year runs out. One thing that took me time to realize is that, things may just get better at the close of the year or at a time you feel like giving it all up. This year have taught me that lesson once again.

The year is almost done but it is a start of the ember months, the time of the year that's worth reflections and plan reviews or exploring new goals. I feel so motivated about this period of the year not because I have things sorted out but because I have a clearer vision of the things I need to do and a path to follow to achieve them.

It feels like the year started yesterday when I was preparing to be done with my youth service and today, I have so many things going on for me to plan and achieve like that period never happened. There were countless times things got hard like when I fell sick and was almost made to believe I needed surgery but more times I was grateful for.

In response to the Hive learners prompt "Ember Months", I find myself trying to count on the things I've achieved and the things I'm yet to, all I could say was a big thanks to God for a healthy and sound body and mind. Grateful for my family and how far we've come and most especially, I'm grateful for things He plans to do going forward.

From January till last month, I feel like I haven't done much or achieved anything as regards to my year's goals but looking back, there are countless unexpected achievements I have made and that is because I tried to do things differently from what I'm accustomed to. It have taught me again that doing different gives different result.

For the ember months, I have no idea what it holds for me but so far, the month of September is a promising one and I believe I'll achieve so much by the end of it and even more as I continue the year in good health and with the people that matter to me. One of my main goal is to have more than I have now to be of more help.

Even though it takes a lot of time to achieve that, maybe it won't happen in this year, I'm positive that I'll have no lack that will keep me away from helping as much as I can. One of the ways I've thought to get through the remaining months of the year is drawing closer to God and setting out clearer goals while staying disciplined in them.

There are activities I'm looking forward to the rest of the year, from ceremonies to school plans to learning a new skill. A lot of them will require more efforts from me and expenses but it's all part of making sure I don't end this year remaining where I am before the ember months began. It's not going to be easy but it will be fun.