During the entire year I was not able to properly write “2024”. It was either 2023 or 2025. Something in me clearly didn’t like the 2024 😀
I wasn’t really looking for much this year. I was quite low when it started. When I feel like nothing can make me happy anymore, I try to write down every good thing that happens to me. It doesn’t help right away, it’s more like an investment in the future. I opened my appreciation jar this week and browsed through those items. So I appreciate my friends, my cat, good health, yoga and growth.
– Financial issues of [XXX] have caused me to decide to go to [XXX] with that. That also meant that [XXX] was empty and I could [XXX].
– Continued working with [XXX]. Towards the end of the year I learned how to do it hassle free. Unexpected but a really welcome plot twist.
– I got involved in Dharma mentorship with my lovely teacher from Ireland, [XXX]. She really seems to be seeing right through the issues I might be having in my life or practice. As annoying as it is, she also seems to always be right.
– I went on a lovely horse riding trip in the mountains, got back totally sore 😀 But it was good to reconnect with a friend and the activity.
– I tried Korean BBQ. Not really into meat in recent years, a good experience though.
– I made a painting of Muhammad Ali, which seemed to be quite popular.
– My friends encouraged me to teach regularly and properly, even at home. It was a good call. Teaching really warms my heart and makes my day, however bad the day might be.
– I opened my own yoga studio. Learned a lot, met many great people. I don’t feel much more fit than I used to be before. I used to practice this much when I was preparing for my YTT. Oh, and I got that yoga website 😀 sort of!
– I did a MyoYin training, which reminded me of a high quality functional yoga teaching style.
– Turns out across the street [XXX] which almost killed the mood. But thankfully, it also motivated me to start developing my marketing strategy properly. Not that I know what I’m doing. But I’m enjoying the process 🙂
– I started a proper anti-inflammatory treatment that really works. Now I can finally grow my hair long 🙂
– I went to Kielce, Białe, Jantar, Gdańsk (twice!) – all the touristy stuff. Also visited Ireland – including Belfast this time. I am still a Republican at heart.
– I met [XXX]. Even though it was a complete misunderstanding, it had led me to something beautiful: healing. And not just from last year – from many many years before that. I believe in love now, again. But that’s not what matters. What is important is that my relationship with intimacy got fixed. I am letting myself get close with others and I am letting myself finally feel at home. I also learnt that some bridges are meant to be burnt, really.
– I relied on my friends again, but this time I also allowed myself to appreciate them emotionally as well. How is it that others clearly see the [XXX] right away, while I have to read a book and diagnostic criteria to figure that out? Shoutout to everyone else that is autistic out there 😀
– My cat is appreciating the new me; she sits next to me all the time, and asks for cuddles! 🙂
– I finally managed to finally establish my personal yoga practice. This is important – if I want to be a good teacher, I need to have a strong personal practice. I also managed to stop drinking alcohol or coffee. I appreciate how I feel now. Turns out happy people don’t drink!
– I even got myself a Christmas tree!
Some ideas for 2025?
– I want to properly visit Toruń.
– I want to have a coffee in Krakow and by the seaside. And in the mountains. A relaxed coffee, not a stressful one.
– Still need to get rid of excess junk at home. Anyone wants to buy skiing gear?
– Finish reading all the books I started in 2024 😀
