Reflections…
Re-learning has to be the most intriguing part of my journey as an adult. I am constantly encouraged and challenged by what I encounter daily. The more this growing up is happening, the more challenges and new things find a way to weave themselves into my space. This new year started as smoothly as they could be. Even January did not ‘January’ like it does, so that is something… So here goes a mirror of the thoughts that have slowed me down for a while.
I’ll start with the quickness that comes with starting over. I have felt like most of the decisions tied to the first month or first of anything come with a rather rash quickness in doing, promising, and sometimes changing. The most befitting feel is the hope that starting carries. I have talked about it on the first post this year. How palpable hope is tied to fresh starts. The first 31 days had a lot of this, everywhere and every person I knew had a thing or two about to start and sharing differently. And I am so happy that I saw this and continue to see it now because it only means I am in the right space. With people willing to try, people starting over, and people filled with hope. Because honestly I have started over countless times in the past few weeks.
Being a learner, I love seeing what other learners are doing. I love that I see myself in some of us struggling with looming deadlines or unsure of what awaits us. But the beauty is the hope and eagerness that people carry. That shared want and yearning I see in people's eyes keeps me going. With the first two months done, I feel myself at ease into the year. That tension that comes with the first of everything has worn off, and there is a settling routine, a muscle memory of the little things to do without feeling so out of touch or the need to analyze if it is the right way to do things.
I just completed a Python sprint. It is still tricky, but oh well, I will be fine. Pandas is a lovely concept. I appreciate how it is easy to relearn things as time goes by. Every one of us owes deep gratitude for relearning and restarting things. Seriously, you have yet to learn the things you forget. Only save in being able to fit into a space you want so badly is our commitment when trying to do and be better. I am grateful for a time that has helped me weave into my growth so effortlessly and even better for the opportunity to always make a difference with the small things. A few days ago, through the content I was learning, I made a weekly calendar for my quarter-one savings while playing with the concepts I had learnt earlier. It is not much, probably a very basic thing in the programming world, but it sure is something to me. **Small, small steps, aye!
Outside this wave of ‘beginnings,’ I think the year started well. I am convinced that the fact that we had the ‘most chilled’ January has everything to do with it. And in came a laziness in February, which has inevitably worn off, and I’ll try to be more consistent. So keep yearning and burning that hope; keep seeking; you owe yourself and the curiosity.
Cheers! Happy Learning!!
