Snowflake Challenge #9

[elwinfortuna]

Challenge #9: In your own space, celebrate a personal win from the past year: it can be a list of fanworks you're especially proud of, time you spent in the community, a quality or skill you cultivated in yourself, something you generally feel went well.

I really struggled with this question. In fact, I had almost resolved to leave it unanswered.

2022 was a difficult year. In hindsight, I am unable to sum up in words how difficult it was, truly. There were a lot of day-to-day struggles, a lot of struggles with both my physical and mental health, and many things I didn't really feel I could talk to anyone about. And there's very little I felt I could point to as a clear win: I barely left my house for most of the year. I felt almost entirely disconnected from a world that was ignoring Covid and opening back up while I was still fighting to avoid it (even after having it, mildly, in January 2022).

So I told wibbble pretty much what I've said here, and he responded with: "you started your university course, that's definitely a win."

I was like, well, I'm not really sure that's a win, it's just starting something, not getting anywhere or finishing anything.

And he replied with, "When you're standing at the bottom of a pit, and you put one foot on the ladder, that's a win. You can't get out of the pit if you don't put that one foot on to start with. In some ways, that first foot is the hardest part of your journey out."

So yeah. What I did in 2022 was, I started climbing out.

Comments

[corvidology]

NEVER underestimate the brilliance of that first step. ♥

[elayna]

Wibble is wise and you are brave!

[independence1776]

Your husband is a very wise person.

[wibbble]

This person gets it.

😂

[flamingsword]

wibbble is correct! Also, taking our wins where we can get them keeps us motivated to continue. Almost nobody has the mental fortitude to complete things that were a horrible grind with no wins for more than a month. Do the fun thing, because the fun thing keeps you on the path to doing good things.

[azurelunatic]

Starting is big!

[isis]

That is an excellent accomplishment and you should feel good. I hope you make it up many more rungs this year!

[chestnut_pod]

wibble's words are wise! Here's to climbing out.

[narya_flame]

What I did in 2022 was, I started climbing out.

Absolutely a win worth celebrating.

[dancing_serpent]

So yeah. What I did in 2022 was, I started climbing out.

That's definitely an accomplishment! wibble is so right, and I should take his words to heart, as well. Nothing ever happens if you don't take that first step.

[spiced_wine]

What I did in 2022 was, I started climbing out.

And that is huge 🫂

[elwendell]

Wise words from Wibbble. That first step is always the hardest, so you have had a win. Keep climbing.

[verdande_mi]

Excellent and best of luck with the rest of the climb!

[svgurl]

That is great advice. I totally agree with all of it, especially the part about taking the first step being the hardest. And you did that! Totally worth celebrating. Congrats on beginning the climb and best of luck from here on out! :D

[silveradept]

Congratulations on the first step. Hopefully the rest of them are easier.

[grundyscribbling]

wibbble speaks wisdom. You don't get anything finished if you never start.
Here's to taking the first steps of climbing out!

[hhimring]

The more difficult the time is, the more every step forward is worth celebrating and every new initiative and first step above all!
Congratulations on putting that foot on the ladder!

[roselightfairy]

<3 <3 <3 <3