eternal_solace
a little late to the party, but happy new year everybody! in the last year, i met a load of new people on this site, wrote more here than on my thesis and (hopefully) became a little wiser, and for that, i'm grateful.
i know that new year sometimes sounds a bit silly, because, you know, jan 2nd was also a year ago now. a new year's resolution just happens to fit nicely in the calendar and comes with fireworks but i think it's worth reflecting on what you guys have achieved in the last year anyway since it can be easy to forget. to recap some moments from a few people:
- @Polina_Popova becoming an ambassador (congrats!).
- @IanSnow4 self-publishing their work (mad impressive)
- @novelistASH for being glad about how their book Evernight turned out, and just writing a ton in general
- @sabrinimartini for juggling a bunch of stuff at the same time (3 jobs?? hello??)
and many more, like entering the ONC and other competitions, personal goals like health and overcoming your own barriers and vices. and even if you didn't fully complete an aim, be proud of the progress you made. i won't say that not achieving something doesn't define you, because it's not particularly helpful if that's the case. what i will say is that recovery and the process of it is also an achievement in itself. to spring back up and keep afoot after life decides to dump the stupidly tiny type of glitter all over your brand new carpet is worth remembering.
so for 2026, my own goals are to carry over all the inspiration you guys give me, actually remember to comment when i read (link your recent stuff here!) and maybe breaking that track record of going offline here for months at a time. how about you?
IanSnow4
@eternal_solace Thanks so much! I'm really unsure about the future. Maybe I'll find inspiration when I hear what everyone else has planned.
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