What a year oh what a year. Will it end with a bang? I hope so. If not then it is another unhappy year of my life and I'm partly to blame. 😂
Before I tell you about the impending December "explosion"... Let me just say that my "false hope" of going abroad this year is never going to happen anymore. So much for wishful thinking huh?
Now that I think about it... This year I have not done my monthly list of new things I've experienced. Sad that I just realized it now. Despite having a new phone I did not remember to do a list. Maybe because I have become disenchanted with life. 😂
Okay don't be sad. We all go through this phase and right now I'm in it. Suffice it to say I have learned a lot this year because it's been terrible. No of course not as bad as others who lost their homes to natural disasters or had a death in the family, etc. It's just disappointing in terms of how my life is not going the way I would like it to.
Anyway let's go into three things about my achievements and learnings this year shall we?
Hard Work Alone Will Not Make You Successful
I've been told I'm a hardworking person more than once in my life and what did I get from it? Did I become wealthy? Oh no. Despite reading and knowing all the supposed keys to success I feel like I am not even halfway to being a rich person.
Again this realization has been slapped hard in my face. I spent the entire year working for almost nothing. Yes it feels like once again 2022 is just a waste of time. 😓 Well of course I've sold a few townhouses too but not without some complications. 😂
Suffice it to say, my goal of selling 10 properties in a month is still a dream despite me finally selling affordable housing. 10 units hasn't even happened within the year! How pathetic is that? 😂
But hey, I still have a little hope that things will turn for the better. It's still the first week of December. Who knows what will happen right? This is the big bang I'm waiting for. 🤣🙏
Other 2022 Achievements Worth Noting
Added 1 new province to places I've traveled to in my entire life
Been to 11 towns for the first time in 6 provinces! 😱
Saw (or Noticed? 😆) 2 notable mountains personally for the first time!: Mt. Arayat in Pampanga and Mt. Makiling in Laguna!
Won against credit fraud via Facebook hacker/scammers.
I can't think of anything else to add... haha. Maybe I'll put more when I remember something. So sad I really forgot (or didn't feel like it) to do a 'new experiences' list like I used to in the past couple of years.
Anyway let's talk about the most important thing I realized in 2022.
The Most Important Thing I Learned This Year
Oh I know this is cliché... I have never really understood it as clearly as I do now.
Love is what makes life worth living.
If you've never been truly down, frustrated, angry, hurt/insulted and dejected for 10+ months then you might not know what I'm talking about. Yes I've experienced all of those emotions since February 2022, more than I've ever felt in my entire life!
Money is not very important though it can be a big help to certain people. You can be rich and successful but still empty inside and unhappy. On the other hand, there are many who don't have enough money but are still joyous. Why? When you are constantly loved and appreciated by someone, anyone, life becomes so wonderful. When people show compassion for no reason, you feel warm inside. Without love the world is such a dark, depressing and scary place.
And then of course there's the God is Love thing. Because the two are synonymous to each other actually. Without God in our lives we will just be crazy and insist on doing evil all the time. And then people wonder where God is when bad things happen? He is always around, just like the devil.
Okay maybe I am not good at explaining this but for me this is the top realization this year. I would not even really know this if I had not experienced everything I did from February until November.
Let me just quote my post back in November 11, 2022:
Even King Solomon from the Bible thought so! Despite having all the things he could have in the world, he said everything is meaningless.
Even as a kid I have known the sayings about all is vanity and a chasing after the wind or nothing is new under the sun by King Solomon. However things we learn when we are younger will not be worth anything until we realize it ourselves.
Only God and love are the keys to having a fulfilling life in this world.
Without both, we will feel useless and empty inside.
If I Was to Rate My Life in 2022...
So... it's all come down to this. I never thought I'd rate my life like I do movies/TV shows but here it is. Haha.
Well let's say from a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, I'd give this year a 5 in terms of achieving my monetary goals. 😂 No thanks to all the wrong things I did and me feeling like a failure. And yeah I also believe I am too hard on myself. Oh well. 😜
In terms of travel it's definitely an 8. Imagine, I've been to plenty of places without having to spend money on gas (because of the free service vehicles)! I love it! Haha. Of course I paid for toll fees and other miscellaneous expenses. Also paid bus fare at times when the company vehicles weren't available.
The only downside to all my provincial travels is I couldn't go outside of our property sites to fully explore the place. I was only able to do that when I used public transportation. Oh well. 😆
Comparing 2022 to the past 2 years, which aren't too good either, I can say this year is better in terms of property sales. On a positive note, my life is not all depressing. 😁 I'm just like everyone else who tend to focus more on the negative than positive. I've reduced this behavior a lot compared to what I used to do so I'm sure fine and better.
Let's just say 2020 was a year of travel, lockdown, bicycle riding plus carabao milk product sales! 🚲🥛♥️ 2021 was also full of traveling, like more than I have ever done, at sea! ⛵ WOW. ❤️
Looking back I am happier now with what I've experienced in the critical pandemic years. When 2022 started I felt like 2021 was also a complete waste of time. Maybe I will feel the same way after a year has passed once more. 😃
And again I mentioned the bang at the start of this post right? Well, maybe one of the deals I've been working on will finally happen before Christmas. I dunno. 🤷 I can only hope and pray after all the work I've been doing... If not then as mentioned, this year is just the worst. 😂
I haven't even gone on any real vacation at all you know!!! 💔 Ah perhaps it's time for me to finally relax next week.
How about you? Has 2022 been a good, bad or mediocre year?
XOXO,
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