For those who still have a long TO-DO list for 2022: how to manage that anxiety

It is already 27 December today.?

I can’t believe it is the end of the year, and 2022 just flew by. Where did all the time go?

I became super anxious today, and I don’t want the year to end. There is still so much I want to achieve this year!

I see more and more people going on vacation and posting holiday pictures. I received more and more out-of-office messages when I sent emails out.

My heart sank.?

Did everyone finish all they needed to do for the year already??

While I still have a long list of TODOs that I wanted to get done. My new year’s resolutions are still not ticked off yet too.

Then I paused.

Why are we so obsessed with this one day? After this one special day, our lives will be different. Everything will be better from this day onwards.

What if... “New year” is just in your mind?

Apart from the date itself, there is nothing magical about this date.

Our new year's resolution can start anytime! On that note, we can also decide when our year ends, can’t we? If you need some extra time, add a month (or two!).

The real battle is lost only when we give up.

My new year’s resolution was to write consistently. It was almost dead, but I had just resuscitated it (as I am writing this post). I failed to write consistently since April 2022, when I got caught up with other priorities.

But today… is the day that I show up, and I am not giving up.

I hope this helps whoever is having year-end anxiety!