A new year always comes with mixed emotions , we leave a lot of things behind but we look forward to glorious new things. However celebrate endings as they precede new beginnings. As someone said – tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book and so it is now time to write a good one.

Resolutions are made and even efforts are taken to achieve them, some succeed , many fail. But change does occur . Every single year we are a different person and every year surely we are not the same person. As I see it we are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream. So keep trying to change things for a better tomorrow. However see realities and limit fantasies. As we march ahead no one can make a brand new start but we can start now and make a brand new ending.

For me a new normal is coming my way. My younger daughter also got married in December 2024, so the hustle bustle is no longer there. I am approaching the new year with resolve to find opportunities hidden in each new day. I plan to be structured enough for success and achievement but flexible for creativity and fun. So I am entering the new year year with lot of gratitude and also lot of hope for a better tomorrow.

The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all so here’s wishing everone a great new year and may god bless you.

Dr Shailesh Palekar