Rewards Worth Receiving ??
Arian Mirzarafie Ahi
Curious Natural Philosopher @ MCBE | Tutor, Speaker and Writer | thealevelbiologist.co.uk | arianmirzarafieahi.tutorbird.com
It may be a good afternoon, dear reader, but it's a little more than that. It's a
Whole Happy New Year! ??
I hope you had a beautiful celebration, reflecting on all that you've accomplished and all that you've been blessed with. I certainly have. While on a cynical day you may find me bemoaning the silly dreams that prompted my parents and grandparents to insist I get an education, be committed and do well, prove myself to have a better life, knuckle down now so I may rest easier later, when I take the long view back, they weren't wrong.
It is so easy to simply forget where we come from, where we've been and how far we've come. So easy.
After dwelling on the distant past, crunching the numbers, taking an objective view and throwing in a spreadsheet or two, it is crystal clear that those things, those silly dreams have come to pass fully fledged and fully fleshed.
So I invite you to sit down, grab a drink and smile. Dwell a little on how well things have gone. How many odds you have beaten. How many things gave themselves to you, just as you'd imagined. How many of them went there and exceeded your wildest dreams.
And while the cutting wind and evasive sunlight cast a doubt on things, my chilli had the audacity to make a flower. Not because it's the midst of winter, but because there is nothing left but ever-growing summer.
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After seeing Avatar: The Way of Water, I am abound with insights into the biological world we live in. I can't wait to share them with you in an upcoming edition and the latest season of The A Level Biologist Podcasts (now crossing 1,000 LinkedIn followers! ??).
The pre-recorded episodes are going live soon, one week apart. The new Season 4 logo has gone up. So yes, Buzzsprout , we are buzzing.
I can't wait for you to hear it! I will leave the below GIF to usher in 2023 and do justice to the pretty cool option to add these to the newsletter.
Just like the trimmed maple lit up by the fireworks (Easter Egg for those of you who remember my sad edition about the tree being trimmed), may you carry a light within to its very last station and make each day beautiful.
Authenticity is the only path worth pursuing with the only rewards worth receiving.
Have the most wonderful beginning of the year, dear reader. Good luck finding your path - and enjoy your truest rewards.
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