I would like to begin with expressing my heartfelt gratitude to each one of you, for taking the time to read my posts, engage and for choosing to embark with me on the “Journey of Self”

This journey started way back in July 2025, and I can’t believe that in just 6 months, more than 400 people have joined in and counting.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Today, I take liberty in expressing my Gratitude in the words of William Wordsworth

This beautiful Poem by Wordsworth resonated deeply with me, and I chose it as my heartfelt gratitude to you.

Wordsworth is grateful for the emotional connection to nature that grounds him. The final two lines are a wish for his days to be perpetually “bound each to each by natural piety,” which, in this context, means a deep, grateful reverence for the simple, recurring wonders of the world.

In the chaotic world we all inhabit, let’s, like Wordsworth, savour and stay ever grateful for the simple joys of life.

Before I close, let me share a secret: I don’t believe in the concept of New Year as an obligatory new beginning, because for me it’s just a passage of time into another day, and I think any year, day or moment is New and calls for celebration when we achieve what we set and intend to, with perseverance and determination.

A new beginning can also be when you choose to let go of what doesn’t serve you and when you decide to bring that change, regardless of time and date.

When you choose “you” above everything else.

Remember.

No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again. — Buddha

Warmly,

Mehnaz Amjad.

PS: I’ve decided not to publish anything in the last two weeks of December; therefore, there will be no newsletters on the 23rd and 30th of December 2025.

Yes, I may not believe in the New Year as an obligatory new beginning, but who said I cannot greet you?

Yes, I see you smiling, and therefore, I want to be the first one to greet you, a very