Wheel, returns.
Leaves, fall back.
River, Surrenders.
Decay, preserves.
End, teaches endurance.
Nature is a cycle,
Endings arrive,
In the dress of beginnings.
The Cycle
Resolutions 2026 – Part 1
I’ve done it year-wise, I’ve done it month-wise, I’ve followed themes, I’ve broken it into parts and pieces, and I think I’ve tried almost every possible version. And everything has worked. While many say resolutions don’t work, or they don’t believe in them, or that it’s all nonsense, for me they have made wonders. They help me dream big and dream better. This year, I’m doing it in two parts. No prizes for guessing. Part one is January to June, and part two is July to December. I want to have a mid-year checkpoint and re-write better newer ones for the second part.
01 Jan to 30 June 2026 Goals
The Learning Section
- Read 30 novels/books
- Complete 5 courses
- Read 30 research papers
- Learn Spanish (Duolingo)
The Writing Section
- Write 100 blog articles (technical and non-technical)
- Write 30 short poems/quotes
- Do April A to Z Challenge
- Publish 2 ebooks
- Write 2 papers/book chapters
The Professional Section
- Complete Phd
- Start earning from the company
- Design 2 modules/courses
- Build an education AI tool
- Host 5 workshops
- That one thing to be proud about
The Personal Section
- Travel to 6 places
- Exercise 140/180 days
- Watch 30 movies
- Complete 6 series
I plan to post a report on this on 30 June 2026. Can’t believe it’s been a week of Jan already!
Chaos and Order
The time around us,
Shifts faster than our plans.
The maps are growing old,
While we are still reading them.
We expect certainty,
While life re-arranges.
How can we stay
Relevant, present,
When,
Chaos and order
Are moving together?
This poem was inspired by the theory of Daoism.
The Sunshine of 2026
Though it’s the same sun, the same morning, the same routines, it’s never really the same day. And when that day is Jan 1, the energy feels different. I usually begin Jan 1 in slow mode, moving at my own pace, giving myself time and space to think and reflect. Like birthdays, it becomes a day to look back and make resolutions. I believe in them, and they’ve almost always worked for me.
2025 was fun. Amazing in-fact. It was indeed the best year ever. I realize I say this every year and somehow, it keeps getting better. In the same spirit, the year ahead will be better planned. I’m taking a full week to think, plan, and dream big. Bigger. Better.
I’ve already started making changes. This year begins fresh, and it feels different. I’m on a one-week break before stepping into a new job. I want to close a few pending chapters and make a transition toward building a place where I belong and thrive – my happy home. There’s always a purpose, and it waits to be fulfilled.
Happy 2026, everyone.
Box 15 – Wrapping 2025
This year, I did resolutions in boxes and parts, and for the most part, they worked well. I can say now that my life is tuned to work with plans and goals. It has become a habit, and I feel loved.
My task book that stays with me has helped me commit to planned work. I have been myself for most of this year and have loved every part of it. This year has been a charm for me and has helped me take the right decisions. I have been proud of everything I did and of who I was all along.
I see life, and it shines ahead of me. I want to take it forward in the most meaningful way. I have also loved the people who have been in and around me. My last two months were energetic, lovely, and packed with travel. I have so many stories to tell.
Wrapping up my year with all the love.
Chaos and Order
The time around us,
Shifts faster than our plans.
The maps are growing old,
While we are still reading them.
We expect certainty,
While life rearranges.
How can we stay
Relevant, present,
When
Chaos and order
Are moving together?
This poem is inspired by the philosophy of Daoism.
September in Box 14
A box of ‘all that and all that’. I am letting the month go. And me, go with the flow. I wonder along the time and take it along. It’s been a month of hyper activities so far. I plan to go on the same. 15 more days of chaos and more chaos.
The Highest Good
This poem is themed on Hedonism. Hedonism is the philosophy that sees pleasure and happiness as life’s highest good and its ultimate purpose.
While we had directions,
Of all emotions,
Our heart always tilted,
Towards the warmth,
That joy brings.
But,
The map
Was in the sunsets,
In moments that held us gently,
In the touch of a friend’s hand,
In the mornings
Asking us to follow,
Staying alive.
The poem reflects how, despite having many paths to follow, the heart is always drawn to the warmth of joy. It reveals that the true map to this joy lies in simple, tender moments that make life feel alive.
Liar Much
I don’t know
I lie
I seek
I search
Everything feels truth
Of my own.
I don’t know
I true
I hide
I stay
Everything feels lie
Of my own.
This poem was inspired by The Liar Paradox. The Liar Paradox is a self-referential statement that leads to a contradiction.
Soul Deep
Everything ordinary,
Everything unhurried,
Simply being,
In our own language,
In our own philosophy,
Soul deep.
There, you,
Make me home.
Dedicating this to my two favorite people, who made this year beautiful. I have loved your company. Happy Friendship day everyone.
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