Resolutions

It's an annual ritual to sit and make resolutions, to be determined that this year I'll turn my life around. Writing has been something which I keep saying I'll do more of. Somewhere along the way, I keep getting this feeling that I'm losing touch with the writer in me. I've lost patience with words; I've started preferring the visual. 

The visual medium has always stimulated me, maybe something to also do with a sense of symmetry. Recently I picked up crochet, and though I was initially intimidated by the complex patterns people on YouTube videos seem to be dishing out, I took to it like a fish to water. It was almost like I always knew how to do it. I loved it, it was addictive. There's something very peaceful about creating neat rows and symmetrical, geometrical patterns. Unfortunately, my neck and shoulders have taken a beating as a result, like several other things I get attached to, I got involved a bit obsessively.  So, this year's resolution is to try and regulate my passions. 

So, write more, paint more, take more photos, do less crochet. 

Also, my view on following passions is to do it silently and for the joy it gives you. It should fulfil something in your soul, rather than being a showpiece to garner praise from others. Create something and do it in the silence of your home. Help someone and do it in a way that truly changes a life, even if it's just one life. And above all prioritize peace of mind and health, both physical and mental. Let's see what the future holds.

In the bleak shadows of sorrow springs the sunny plant of hope.