Sunday, December 08, 2019

Last year of decade!

        This year is marks the start of last year of a decade. We all do the 10 year challenge and try to recall what did we think or do 10 years ago! 10 years is a long time. We lose people, we meet some people , we learn something new, we unlearn something. The list of things and emotions we went through will be a long list. Overall, whether we achieved what we set  out to or on a total different path, we should always be grateful.
     Personally, i have grown to  finally live for today and let go of the grudges or whatever we call them. One thing which helped me was to let go of social media from life. Basically uninstalled the facebook app. I also sparingly use whatsapp to express myself. Though that has become a necessity and cannot be completely removed. This has purged some noise and i get some additional time to look at something beyond "what everyone is doing on social media".
  I no longer have a new year resolution in life , though i do have bucket list of things i want to do, which again is flexible and i don't hinge my life on completing these. It does need a lot of control to stop using social media. I do use quora a lot, to read. The leading innovative change course i did from UC berkeley helped me look at work problems slightly differently as well. I no long hinge my decisions on what i think, i really try and ask questions more and arrive at solutions.
   That doesn't mean i am some know it all, i have good and bad days. But, it could be life experiences which make you slightly wiser as you grow old. I have also decided to just let things take their course in few things which are not in our control. I no longer second guess what others think and align myself to it. People will think what they think , unless i am harming someone or someone is harming me, i just let it be.