Describe how was your 2021 like?

In contrast to the tumultuous depiction of whirlwinds, I would say my 2021 was a whirlwind of school work, repose, and quality time with my family and myself but that of a dynamic and animated kind. What once was taxing academic assignments and tasks for me became opportunities and driving forces for us family to have get-togethers and appreciate the nature outside. While I had my online classes at home, I had an outdoor and adventure activities subject which entailed traveling, relishing, capturing, and recording various undertakings we could think of outdoors. For instance, my family and I kayaked and snorkeled in the sea, birdwatched in the woods, fished in the freshwater lake, sauntered in Musuan peak, cycled around the Pinamaloy lake, and made road trips together to avenues we haven’t traversed since then. Moreover, we adopted a German Shepherd puppy in the middle of the year, which drove everyone entirely wrapped up with caring, recreating, and training the dog. Although I am a morning person, when we had Max (our dog), it willed me to wake up earlier to such an extent that I had more time to feed, run, and play some fetch with him during the wee hours. There were instances when I felt encumbered because I had to tend to the needs of our pets and family while I studied for my course and accomplished some household chores. Nevertheless, it was the fulfilling kind of busy I voluntarily occupied myself with, and that thought kept me moving through the year. Even so, my 2021 felt like a blur – it had passed way too quickly, and now it’s another year. That year, I poured more measure and care into my mental health and well-being and amended my perspective towards life’s circumstances and the future. Unlike in the past, where I engrossed all my time and effort solely into my academic life, I realized that time does not repeat itself and that I had to exist and value the present with the people around me. Hence, my 2021 was indeed worthwhile since it felt like the first time I had genuinely appraised and managed myself between school, family, friends, God, and myself.