Wow! We are about to usher in the year 2023! Maybe for some of you, 2023 has already begun!🥳
2022 has been a very interesting year for me. I completed my very first year in college and I am so proud of myself and how far I have come. To be honest, this year was challenging, so much happened, good and bad alike but I am so glad to have made it to this point. Alive, healthy and with a sound mind, my loved ones are healthy too! I sound like my mom! As I reflect on the year that 2022 was, looking back in hindsight I am overwhelmed with gratitude.
I am in awe of God's mercies towards me, I received favour and grace that I did not deserve and for that I cannot begin to express my humble gratitude and love for my Saviour.
2022 was a year full of sadness, heartache, depression, and difficulties. I won't deny it, there were quite a few times where I felt like quitting on everything but what kept me going was that knowing that Jesus has a beautiful plan for my life. Holding onto that helped me to push through because if I give up now, I will never know the beauty that I will receive for my ashes 💙 ✨. I journalled, cried, slept, ate too much, ate too little and allowed myself to be, just be a little more myself. So yes, 2022 was hard but all that difficulty is not in vain because in Psalm 56:8, it says, Jesus puts our tears in bottle. He knows each and every little droplet that touched your pillow, your cheek or your tissue. Whether you mourned quietly or wept loudly, Jesus knows and sees it all. As said in Psalm 30:5, His anger lasts for a moment, His favour a lifetime (yes, a lifetime!) . Weeping may last for a night but a shout of joy comes in the morning 🌄! Nothing is permanent, including pain and sorrow.
2022 was beautiful! I starting reading again and I realized just how much I miss it! I joined the gym and stopped caring what people have to say about my body and starting living more for myself. I am still on this journey, I believe that it lasts for a lifetime! I remembered just how intelligent I am, as there was time in my life where I really thought that I was stupid! I discovered a passion for my course, Marketing and I cannot wait to see where it will lead and how my career will look like! I am slowing transitioning from a girl into a woman. I turned 20, so I am no longer a teenager! Life has been beautiful. ❤
So how has my 2022 been? A journey of discovery is how I would put. If asked to sum it up in one word, I would use the word: eventful, for there was never a dull moment in my life.
So as I count down the minutes to a brand new page out of a 365 book, I will look back on 2022 with fondness as I remember the year that was and now look to the year that is.
Happy 2023, friends! I am so grateful for each and every one of you. Most of all I am looking forward to being a consistent writer. I have apologized on numerous occasions but sorry just doesn't cut it anymore, so I'll stop talking and start writing more. I have absolutely no idea what 2023 will hold for me as a writer but I am excited to take it on, pen in hand, dictionary on one side and an open mind and heart on the other.
I love you all so dearly❤! Let's all cross over into a magnificent year ✨!
All my love, Ruth🇿🇦
