Review of Year 2024: My Achievements and Learnings.

Greetings my amazing friends and steemians. Trusting God you all are doing great? We give God thanks for the gift of life and good health.
Thanks @shiftitamanna for bringing up this contest.

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How will you review the year 2024? Was it pleasant or bad to you?

Hmmmm....... If only I had some kind of mystical powers, I would have turned back the hands of time and ensure that I wipe off the year 2024 from the calendar. Would have wished the year 2024 never came to be so that from 2023, we will just skip to 2025.
2024 is a year that left a very deep scar on me. It took away a better part of me; my loved ones, friends and families. I just can't keep count of the number of persons I lost in 2024. At some point, I kept my phone on flight mode and stayed off the social media because it got to a point that each passing day, I keep receiving heartbreaking news.

My prayers is with the families they left behind and I pray God grant the souls of the departed eternal rest.
It's something I wished not to write on as even right now my eyes are clouded with tears. Oh, how I wished tears could bring back souls... I would have cried a river.
2024, the darkest part of my life

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What challenges did you overcome in the year 2024? What lessons have been learned from the challenges?

I was able to over depression and negative thoughts. It wasn't really an easy battle as I was in shock for a long period of time. I was a shadow of myself. I was shattered, broken into pieces. I realized that our lives like candle light and be extinguished at any given time, whether we are prepared or not.

I learnt that people only have regards or respect for you when you are still alive. But when you are gone, the say whatsoever they want to say about you. A lot of people who smile with you ain't genuine. I discovered this when I lost a couple of friends. I was left in utmost shock to see close friends and even family members speak ill of those whom they claimed they loved and respected over the years.

This year, I've decided to cut my circle of friends to a smaller circle cos it is better to hurt me with the truth as a friend than to comfort me with a lie. I'm not concerned about the number of friends I've got in my circle but the quality of friends.

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What was the best achievement of 2024? What is it's impact on your life?

Despite the challenges faced last year 2024, I was able to advance in my career. Last year, I earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health which has been one of my dream careers. This has impacted positively not only in my life but that of my friends and family. I've been able to educate them on healthy living and it's benefits, how to prevent outbreaks as well as how to protect self in cases of outbreaks.
Soon I'll begin a movement which will be focused on the girl child's hygiene and sanitation. In this movement, I intend to educated and sensitize the girl child on personal hygiene after which free sanitary pads will be distributed. My target population is high schools in rural communities.

I'm inviting @ashley-p @owulama @vickyson to also participate in this contest.