List for an Ending
Hello!
In a previous line of work, I would constantly have to reference the website epochconverter.com, which informed you of not only the calendar date, but the DAY of the year, the amount of days LEFT in the year and the PERCENTAGE of year we’ve come through.
Actually very intense stuff to confront every single day at an hourly job. But I have to admit it’s a helpful metric to check in a leisurely way, to ensure time (the famous concept) doesn’t slip away unnoticed.
Today, Friday November 5th is the 309th day of the year.
We are 84.38 % of the way through 2021.
I know I’m not alone when I say there are always random things popping into my head that I know I should probably do, all with varying degrees of urgency that redirect my attention. A lot of those things get pushed aside, piling up in a cute little heap in the back of my mind. This little heap nags at me, distracts me when I’m truly unable to do anything about it.
I don’t want to bring that entire heap with me into 2022.
Today, I will be making a list of things entitled
Before 2021 Ends: Things I Will Do
In my early/mid-twenties, this time of year always brought a bit of melancholy around all the things I thought I was supposed to accomplish. I’d lament over projects that I never even started, thinking of all that could have been.
Nothing ever happens when that’s the mindset. Even if it’s been a really terrible year, there’s always some lesson that can be drawn out of the shambles. Now I firmly believe there is a time for everything, it’s useless to force the river or agonize over the path it takes.
This Before 2021 Ends list is not to berate or intimidate, only to highlight realistic things (like booking my first physical exam in years) that tend toward creating a smooth entry into 2022. Nor is it a final push to be productive—whatever that even means—it’s about freeing up the mind and letting the last 56 days of year be as stress free as possible.
I hope this encouragement helps anyone feeling quarter four angst.
Let’s move through the rest of this year with intention, finding peace with what we have in the now.
xx
James