For most of us 2020
has been challenging and we have come through personal sacrifice, tragedy and
created boundaries around our self. For sure, 2020 taught us a lesson…
FOR ME…
I stood on the right side of the history- Socially,
Humanely & Ideologically….
I did not give in to falsehood and didn’t follow the crowd… I knew, I have a
strong voice and I have used it to serve the weaker ones… I stood with them… I stood
next to them… And I found many of you, doing the same…That was an inspiration….and many
of you kept appreciating me and that kept me going…. I have learnt to
be humble, wherever and whatever it is, irrespective of who stands against me
at that moment… I had a debate with many of you, with my family, with my friends-
on corona, on volunteering and what not…. but I kept doing what was necessary
for the society at that moment… I learnt to be social… I took some of the impulsive
decision, but I was always true to my heart and soul. I was true to community and learnt to be a better man in 2020.
Eight moments from 2020, I will remember
for entire life:
1.
Volunteering: This I would consider as one of the finest
experiences of my life, I got opportunity to serve the community and society
for 7 months during demanding period “Pandemic”. Thanks to Government of Karnataka,
Department of information & Public Relations, Indian Red Cross, Karnataka
State Labor Institute & BBMP for the opportunity. I met 100+ selfless
volunteers, and proud to say few of them are now good friends.
2.
#LetsMaskIndia- This was an initiative by “Miles To Trek”
to distribute free masks from Karnataka to Kashmir (to whatever extent it is
possible), we have reached out to several states of India and distributed masks,
enlighten awareness about Covid crisis in un-privileged villages. Thanks
to all the volunteers, friends, family members and our trekkers who donated for
the cause.
3.
Career- whatever I do in my life, it is always backed by my passion
to become corporate classy. I am always thankful to my company and fulltime job
that gives me bread and butter. I have moved or promoted to new role recently
which keeps me going and learn more about project management.
4.
Travelling- Most of us like travelling, same goes with
me- but 2020 was not a year for travel- I was able to travel to Uttarakhand,
New Delhi, Kedar Nath and few places in Bihar and Karnataka.
5.
Fitness-
Less outdoors and Most of us gained weight. I tried sticking to the basics and adopted
a culture of workout from home to maintain flat tummy. Lead some of the workout
events for few corporate companies and conducted morning fitness sessions @Agara
lake, Bangalore (limited to ppl I know, *for friends*).
6.
Trained young brains- I was fortunate enough to train/coach 8 young
kids almost for 3 months. The idea was to make them understand about the process
and kindness rather than giving priority to any sports. The process is getting
up early morning and doing what you can do in best possible way, if you want to
see a big day in your life, you must believe in the everyday process.
7.
They
say, “Love can happen at any age but go for romance when you are young”- I don’t
like maintaining my status to Single or complicated, hence kept it SECRET. Dated
one and travelled with her.
8.
Served
as a President
for vanguard toastmasters club, the 6 months experience has been of a
roller coaster but helped me to emerge as a better leader. Thanks to all the
VTM club members for being an amazing toastmaster.
Thanks to all of you for being a part of my life either directly or remotely, this year…Thanks 2020. Thanks Corona. Welcome, 2021.
Keep reading, Keep inspiring and keep moving 😊
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