As 2024 winds to an end, let’s take a moment to celebrate your accomplishments this year. In the day to day whirlwind of parenthood, it can feel as if you’re spinning in place and not accomplishing anything. Yet in reality, every moment—no matter how small—is a triumph. From arranging playdates to achieving personal milestones like finishing a project at work, your days are filled with accomplishments worth celebrating. Even setbacks and mistakes contribute to your growth, shaping a future filled with resilience and strength.
The following steps can help you find meaning in even the smallest accomplishments:
Your path is filled with accomplishments, big and small. From nurturing your child to managing your personal and professional pursuits, every step is a triumph. Embracing gratitude for these achievements can give you the strength to tackle new challenges with confidence and resilience.
Mahatma Gandhi reminds us that persevering through challenges is a part of the journey for meaningful success:
Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.
Global activist, Lynne Twist, shares this inspiring poem to highlight that what we need to grow is not what we initially thought:
A favorite Sufi poem, attributed to Hazrat Inayat Khan, offers a helpful perspective: I asked for strength and God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom and God gave me problems to learn to solve. I asked for prosperity and God gave me a brain and brawn to work. I asked for courage and God gave me dangers to overcome. I asked for love and God gave me people to help. I asked for favours and God gave me opportunities. I received nothing I wanted. I received everything I needed.
from The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life
What are you proud of in 2024?
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