I believe in astrology and the believers of astrology or numerology know that the year of 8 is regarded as the year of Saturn. And Lord Saturn is known to be the god of Karma, justice, actions, lessons etc.
Many great personalities died this year. Many notable personalities parted their ways with their partners of decades or years. New wars and destruction started this year. Many terrible accidents like air crash, train collisions etc. occurred. So, this year was a year of loss. It's not that losses don't happen every year, but the effect of losses in some years are more impactful.
This year I ended friendship with my friend of decades only because it was already toxic, and I wanted to end things for long but couldn't. I learnt to give less importance about what people think of me and started choosing myself over others. I started setting healthy boundaries with close people or my family members. I couldn't do these earlier because I was a people pleaser all along, also because I was trying to fit into the world. I got diagnosed with major health issues and went to only doctors and hospitals meanwhile other people travelled around the world creating beautiful memories. Still I consider myself lucky because many others had it worse than me!
This year many people distanced themselves away from me or I parted my ways with them because I awakened spiritually. The painful aspect of spiritual enlightenment is that you will lose your near and dear ones in the process and the beautiful part is that you will feel much freer and lighter at the end. You will get more connected to God, or let's say the supreme force or Universe. After this, you will start seeing the true faces of many people and being around fake, shallow and selfish people will make you very uncomfortable.
Well, enlightenment doesn't come easily. It comes shaking you to the core. There were days I cried my eyes out, depressed and sleepless. A mom of two little toddlers doesn't have the luxury of crying on bed sipping on hot chocolate and that's why I think moms are more vulnerable to depression. 2024 has been the year of huge transformation for me. When life falls apart, remember that whatever happens...does happen for our own good. We might not understand the good behind our hardships but, God always has a plan. And his plans are always better than ours. With this I am signing out of this hearfelt last blog post of 2024. I hope 2025 will give me many good experiences to share with you all...
Good Bye 2024,
Chandrima