I feel it will be better for me because I plan to work towards that.
2025 has been one of life's great roller-coaster rides for us and what it has taught us is that, whatever the ride life brings — good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant — we have no choice but to stay and say yes. There were highs and lows - the boy passed his board exam with flying colors, my company got sold to FIS giving me some extra benefits (we have been now sold out twice resulting three companies in my resume, even if I work for the same product), I was able to take Mom for his spiritual journey even after Dad got admitted and now the New Year is being entirely spent at the hospital as Mom is recovering from his surgery. One important lesson from all these experiences is that life is full of unexpected turns, and the only way to deal with them is to find strength in our connections to move forward with wisdom and hope, to not just endure, but actively embrace whatever life throws our way, learn lessons from difficulty, and choose to participate fully rather than resist.
Our life is unlike our parents who spent most part of their life with a stable living. Unpredictability is very common now and we are that only bridge generation who has to cope with both the sides with an emotional shift - hence there is a great necessity of acceptance and resilience. Our kids won't have this problem because they are not emotional like us - they probably are better than us to deal with unpredictability. I have been already working on improving my acceptance level for quite some time and have a goal to decrease my reaction level to zero in 2026 and rather focus more on discovering inner strength.
I take things too personally, willing to go to extra miles to get things done and of late I realize that the energy level of others is not the same. What matters most is that how we end up being happy as a whole, as a family and for that, I need to accept things as they are, while still trying to enable them to reach their full potential. The hardship with which we have grown was completely different than what our kids are growing with and we need to accept that fact. They certainly can't do things like us, but if they are trying and contributing then encouragement is the only way forward. Thankfully the boy has learned the driving skill and able to manage the home during this tough time and that itself is a big help. He is watering the plants in my absence and cannot do more than that but I need to be happy about that - at least he is trying to...
Time has come to sit in the passenger sit and enjoy the ride - who drives matters less than reaching destination. Feeling joy in simple things and whatever we (not I) have, happy in contributing to our fullest and most importantly staying healthy ( mental peace matters a lot in this) is my top agenda of 2026. I have had some health issues and did all kind of check up ( more to come on that) and there is nothing critical, so the doctors are vaguely saying it could be a symptom of Irritable Bowel Syndrome which is directly associated with stress and anxiety, which I need to manage well. And the only way to manage them is to focus on finding inner peace - even with so much advancement Medical science does not have a permanent solution for that.
Life is like a fruit juice - what comes out of us depends on what's inside, so how nice it would be if it's "juiced" for all its sweetness and energy!!!
This post is in response to the Weekend-Engagement topics: WEEK 290
And the photographs are from a casual lunch at a restaurant near us, while coming back from a dental check up of the boy - he now has an extra tooth growing inside - another surprise to deal with, more to come on that.....
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