At the start of the year, like many others all over the world, I had great plans of what I wanted to achieve by the time it came to an end. I had goals I was looking to chase down, give my all into the pursuit and make sure that before December rolled around, I was done with it all. There were so many things I wanted to do by the time we got to December, but so far so good, how far have I come?
This year took many of us by storm. None of us was expecting it to take the drastic turn that it did, and we’ve all been paying dearly for that oversight. We all thought that it would be the usual; work hard and do your thing. That way you can be sure of reaping your rewards. That was all we thought it was going to be. But sadly, we were wrong.
Right from January, everything started going wrong. The price of fuel jumped up to an all-time high and it took everything with it. Till date, it has not come back down and we’re still yet to fully get used to the new standard of living. At least I know that I am.
So, in the spirit of living, many people had to forgo their goals and all the plans they had for the year. Many people simply focused on finding daily bread, because that was the most important. After all, as long as there is life, then there is a way. For me, I also had some goals that I was forced to let go off due to the challenging economy.
My plan had been to publish the sequel to my book Dreamers: The Awakening this year, but as I speak to you now, I’ve not written even a chapter. Although I have it all outlined and everything. I started the year, ready to fall into routine, but then once school resumed, I realized that my timing wasn’t realistic anymore. With the way things were, even with me hiking my rates, I had to work more than I was working previously just to keep up. Bills were coming from school and also from the lodge I resided, everything was strangling.
The only thing that could save me was more money, so I had to work for that. In the end, I was either working for others, or I was working on one school issue or the other. I just could never make out time for my book. Even when the second semester was over, and I had some sort of breathing room, I still couldn’t start it because I knew that once the second semester began, I would be forced to dump it all over again.
Well now, school is over for me and the year has come to an end with me not having a book to publish. So, I guess it has to be done next year. This wouldn’t be a matter of probability because like this book, there are a number of things I was supposed to get busy with this year, but due to the sudden change of things, I had to make do and let them all lie fallow.
But no more. For now, I have no idea how next year will be. It could be better than this year, or it could be worse. However, I’ll do my best to make sure that I don’t allow things happening around to stop me from chasing after my goals. It’s most likely not going to be easy, but then, what worthwhile ever is? Still, I’m looking forward to what the rest of the year has to offer.
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