Happy New Year

Ritesh Bawri

01 Jan 2025 — 2 min read

Happy New Year! 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of my new life and writing. I am grateful for your patience! So what did I learn this year?

In one word: harmony or balance.

You see it everywhere you look. Our planet delicately balanced by gravity. The balance of carbon dioxide consumed and oxygen produced, keeping oxygen levels exactly the same.

We also crave physical, emotional, and spiritual balance. Overdo anything and regret is inevitable.

So how might you attain harmony of mind, body, and spirit?

By having a purpose. A calling so powerful, you will do anything for it.

We misunderstand the concept. That it needs to be something extraordinary, achieving freedom from the British, for example.

But it could be as simple as giving your children a good upbringing or managing the legacy of your family name. It could be to play the piano or chess or write.

It need not be extraordinary as defined by the world. It is a purpose because it is important to you.

Clarity of purpose is vital because hurdles are inevitable. Your mind will let you down. Your body will be unwilling. Circumstances will buffet your spirit.

That is when you wake up and ask yourself - why I am doing this at all?

The answer is your purpose.

Each of us wishes for a wonderful 2025. To make it happen, it is my prayer that you discover what the French call finding your raison d’être.

Doing so will drive your quest to master your mind, your body and find your spiritual guide, whatever form that takes.

Creating harmony in mind, body and spirit gives you the most precious gift of all. Time.

So I wish you an abundance of time in 2025. I wish you freedom from the tryanny of instant. An unhurried life that you can live at your own pace and on your own terms.

Happy 2025! Stay Healthy. Breathe Slowly. BreatheAgain.

Reach out to me on twitter @rbawri Instagram @riteshbawriofficial and YouTube at www.youtube.com/breatheagain

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