Life comes in a wave. A year is a long time, at least long enough to change your perception and thoughts. If we are to look back, we realize the things that felt wrong in the past, feel right now, and vice versa and it is okay.

The mental, emotional, and intellectual growth, all the changes, ups and downs, success and failures, happiness and tears, love and betrayal, good news and heart-dropping sad news—the last month of the year is the month of realization and retrospection. Every day is filled with feelings and emotions and every day is a battle for most of us. Hopelessness, grief, anger, gratitude, confusion, a lot of confusion, and all of the emotions have made their way into our lives and have shaped us into the person we are today. In the world of chaos and rush, where we strive for more and overlook all the mental as well as physical exhaustion, I wonder if one has ever sat down and thought about all the things that he/she has gone through or even acknowledged mistakes and learnings.

Not many of us realize the importance of retrospection and self-reflection. And many of us are scared, scared to see the things that we have been overlooking, scared to realize the things that were always there, and scared to accept the changes that changed our life. The last month of the year is full of emotions. “Last but not the least '': that’s December. Christmas, family gatherings, good food, cookies, snow, fireplace, colors, gifts, lights, the list goes on. “Life comes in a wave”, I just couldn't agree more with this proverb. The things that are never even imagined in our deepest overthinking period happen and we have no other option but to face them in the best way possible, just like when a pandemic hits. Not to deny that so many people went through the dark phases during the pandemic, and they have lost so many precious people. The existential, emotional, mental, and of course financial crisis has turned our life upside down. However, we have made it to the last month of the year, let’s relive the time we have been through. There must have been days/moments that you wish to just erase and would never do that again, and there must have been beautiful days which you would die to live again. Whatever happens, happens for a reason. Maybe the lockdown was necessary for many people who work without a break and never get time to spend quality time with their family. Maybe for someone, this year was to step back and analyze and figure out what he/she wants. You might have explored yourself and explored your competency and the things that you enjoy doing. You might have finally got to breathe, a breath of relief. Walking on the trails of an emotional rollercoaster and having everything to do yet nothing to do must have been a tough situation. But guess what? The patience has finally paid. You have become stronger and more decisive in life.

It’s never too late to realize, never too late to let go, and never too late to start learning. December might be the month that you need to sit down and acknowledge all your experiences. It’s okay even if you have had a rough day or rough month, coming back to the track is always an option that you are capable of. The last month of the year is not the end but the new beginning of your thoughts and the starter for all the days to come you want to work on.