This year has been a deeply transformative one for me. I tried my best to slow down my mind as much as possible, savouring every moment as it came. I watched some of the best night skies since childhood. I danced a lot, mostly alone, sometimes with others. I listened to some great music, met many, many wonderful people, learned new things, read a ton of books, started this website, and traveled to as many places as I could. Regrets? Hardly any.

But, this year wasn’t just about that. I also cried more than I care to admit, spent days and days in hibernation, cutting myself off for what I can only call spiritual maintenance. I lost people who I thought would stay a lifetime. I spent days just observing myself and the people around me. In doing so, I found out that there is an entire world within me that feels way bigger than the world outside.

In that inner world, there is calmness, but there is noise too. There are bright lights, but there are corners filled with darkness too. There are smiles everywhere, but also tears. I have worked to nurture this space, filling it with everything that makes me more human. Sometimes, I think we forget that we are just a part of nature. Now, when I see a tree, I don’t just see its form. I see its magic, the life it supports, and I feel grateful for its being.

And now, when I meet people, I get curious about the worlds they carry—their experiences, their dreams, their fears—but not their names or what they do for a living. I want to see the magic in them, just as I see it in trees or stars.

I learned that labelling things makes them seem ordinary. Labelling was invented just to identify things. But if you strip away the labels, you start seeing the magic in the simplest of things.

As the new year approaches, I stay dedicated to observing this magic in the world around me and sharing it with you. I just feel so much gratitude for all this year has given me and, equally, for all it has taken away. There’s grief, yes, but that’s okay too. It’s all part of the journey.

I also want to take a moment to thank all my readers for supporting me, it truly means the world. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead filled with joy, growth, and magic!

The LAST note of 2024