It's a new year. Permit me to say a Happy New Year to you. May we be filled with peace, joy, good health and a sound mind, and attain the desired heights and accomplishments.
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I believe it's in the books of everyone to cross over into a new year with breath and air in our lungs. And in this case, the year 2026 was the hope of many if not all of us who have made it into the year. With such hope, and possibly expectations comes the place of making due plans after necessary assessments of the previous year. For many, it could include what to do, start, keep doing, or what not to.
Another layer of that includes considering the people to walk the new year with, and who may be cut off. I've seen people post memes similar to this discourse. It might be on a lighter note, but I tell you that some people aren't kidding about that. I think it's helpful and maybe necessary even to consider such. As we hope to achieve some things in the new year and attain a level of growth, one key factor to make or mar such a desire is one's relationships and associations.
You don't want to walk with people who don't align with your values or goals. People who don't understand where you are going, at such they tend to pull you down, even unknowingly to them. It could then mean cutting off some people and mingling or associating with the right ones; those who communicate the same energy, values, journey, and destination with you. For me, it's not something I wait for the new year to even do. When it doesn't seem like the journey is of a similar destination, I learnt to somehow cut off.
Nevertheless, it's a new year, and the discourse here describes whether I would cut off, mingle or change network necessarily in the new year. I must say that my not-so-big circle has been a blessing to me. Recently, I've gotten more intrigued and captivated by this circle due to the necessary discussions we now have. We communicate our help and support for each other and the desire to see us grow as a unit. We have our shortcomings, but the gains are a lot more than that.
We don't just communicate and ponder the serious things of life, we joke as well which helps lighten the atmosphere and refreshes us. Would I cut these people off? No. Do I feel I might need to mingle with a different set of people this year? Yes. Would a change of network be good for me? Not really a change of network, but an increase in my network. As mentioned, I reckon the shortcomings of my circle/network, and having a new set of parallel or somehow connected networks would do me good for a more productive year.
Well, it's not really about cutting off from my friends or network－though I might need to if need be－I think it's more about an addition and increase to what I have. One of the things I hold firmly in life is the placement of value on associations and relationships. Being in the right and necessary circle, and around the needed network of individuals means a lot to a person's growth, achievements and goal accomplishments. This, I consider and I don't discard or disregard. So yes, I'll keep the people I have, and welcome the new ones.
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