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Hello fellow Steemians and friends! A very happy and prosperous new year to everyone here. Glad to share with you my diary as it went today.
The morning hour woke me up with a heart full of joy, celebration and resonated memories mumbling in my mind how God has taken us through out 2024 till its end. I lied on my bed reminisced on what I have achieved and what I couldn't, the challenges and victories I gained in the life battles. I paused and smiled and have the reason to be thankful for the new dawn of 2025.
I stood from the bed washing my toilet and cleaning my house setting the space for new things as I'm preparing my mind to navigate the new year and what it's about to relay. This time I pray it brings goodluck and favour me to achieve my set goals.
Thereafter, I went to my kitchen to make arrangement for what we will be eating. This is different from the usual new year first day celebration where all manner of cookings in large quantity take place. I just prepared an average quantity that would take care of my family as I didn't have any expected invitee. The condiments I used were few too. In a low key format, we used to eat rice and stew with chicken on any other day anyway.
So what's a big deal, If I don't have much money to cook big food can't I cook what I'm capable of provided I eat with happiness with my family? “Food is food oo, it doesn't matter the quantity. All that matter is We are happy to be alive to celebrate our crossing over to the new year.
When my food was ready I scooped and served us, we ate, enjoyed ourselves. This was in the afternoon time. After finishing eating, my belle filled, sleep came, there was no where to visit for the time. I just find one corner and slept in my house.
Waking up at 6: 30 pm got me surfing and checking update, receiving new year goodwill messages from families and friends.I realised I had spent my new year day indoor and I felt relaxed and calm in my mind. I enjoyed the experience of inner calmness.
Night time drew near, I prepared dinner for my family, had my evening bathe, went online to write for today's diary.
I felt good to celebrate the new year day with my family, sharing with joy in in our hearts the opportunity of being among the living. Setting the atmosphere in my home for new things and the calm relaxation of my mind gave me a new hope for the year I am in.
And I'm optimistic that this year shall be better than the just passing one. I'm grateful to my God for giving us a new dawn, a new hope , a new dispensation to explore. It's incredibly a rewarding day to me, the first day of January, 2025.🥰
Special Mention
**@eveetim