Milestones 2023 – 200 posts

 

Milestones 2023 – 200 posts

We have crossed one more target set before us – that of 200 posts https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/11/milestones-2023-blog-posts_01460706384.html

Let’s celebrate it. So what and how are you going to celebrate this milestone?

How is that you wish to show your gratitude for this amount of work put up and for benefit received?

Think and come back with your answers.

Btw, our next target would be 225 posts of the year 2015. Can we reach it?

I don’t know and can’t say for sure but will keep writing as much as I can. Let’s see on 31^st Dec 2023!!!!!

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# milestones, targets set, achievements, every step takes you towards your goal, one step at a time, give your best,    

Points to ponder:

What did you observe / learn from these "achieving or reaching milestones" posts?

What is this all about?

How is it related to your life and how does it benefit you in any way?

Milestones - 2023 blog posts - 123 mileposts crossed!

 

Milestones - 2023 blog posts - 123 mileposts crossed! 

Glad to see that you remembered the "next milestone" https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/10/becoming-eligible-for-grace-by-healing.html?showComment=1696568203907 and have celebrated on reaching this milestone .......

Hip hip hooray to each one of us!!!

Our this YAGNA is towards the goal of reaching the state of "Nirvana", "enlightenment", "mukthidhaam", "sthithapragnya", or "purnathaha". May we all cross the milestones in the same fashion as we take this path towards our respective goals too!

Don't see how much others have covered!

Don't see how much more to walk!

Look how much you have already covered!

And see, how to make the next step possible!

Keep doing sadhan every single day! 

Keep cheering each other!

Keep sharing your experiences, fears, pain, and anxieties but also pledge every day again and again to overcome them!

Let's also keep celebrating every milestone that we cross!

Let's also celebrate every hurdle addressed and overcome!

https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/09/milestones-2023-blog-posts-113-milepost.html

Milestones - 2023 blog posts

 

Milestones - 2023 blog posts - Next stop

Honestly speaking, https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/09/milestones-2023-blog-posts.html I was skeptical as on Sep 8th 23. The numbers were pathetic. I wasn't happy with myself. Though I had reasons to justify, I also have "arguments" to counter them myself like "You have millions reasons to 'not do' and have and need only one to do i.e., "to do"....

But, your participation and cheers kept the morale high and here we are at our next milestone reached - that of 156 posts - that of the year 2013. 

Now, our next target is that of the year 2009 and 2019 - that is 174. Hope to reach there by year-end! Keep reading, and keep participating. You do your part good and I'll do mine!

also read: https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=posts 

Read the above link and find out :

1. Why these milestones are important 

2. How to celebrate them and 

3.Why to celebrate them...

Milestones - 2023 blog posts

 

Milestones - 2023 blog posts - 174 posts so far!

Further to https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/11/milestones-2023-blog-posts.html we have touched our set target of 174 posts - 2 days back....??!!

And yet not one of you was aware of it??

Now, celebrate it with a dance and a song. Celebrate it with an ice cream. Celebrate it with a sweet - but, whatever is the one you are eating, first let it be "prasadam" to the "Almighty" who is making this journey possible for us!

Now, the next milestone would be 200 posts of the year 2015..

Let's see if that is possible this year??

Remember this always, whatever your goal (one that is legitimate and ethical), to get that all you have to do is "Badhe chalo, badhe chalo" - keep walking, keep walking! 

In the meantime, read the given link and come back with your comments 

https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=174

Milestones - 2023 blog posts

 

Further to Milestones - 2023 blog posts

Further to https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/09/milestones-2023-blog-posts.html only two among you had predicted the possible number of posts we could reach this year. And the numbers were 123 and 150. 

I thank both of you Kshitija and Swati for giving me a target to work on. I reached both, as of now!

To celebrate the same, sent Reiki to you both! Both have predicted the right number. Let's see how far we can go this year??!!

Milestones - 2023 blog posts - 113 milepost crossed!

 

Milestones - 2023 blog posts - 113 mileposts crossed!

First milestone 113 posts crossed.......

Let's celebrate.....

Target and finish line long way to go and yet who can stop us from celebrating every milestone that we cross enroute??

Let's just not be bothered, stressed, worried and keep an eye on the target - let's also enjoy the journey. That way, even if we don't touch the finish line as planned or desired, we would still have enjoyed this journey....but then, didn't we start this to learn just this attitude - that of enjoying the journey instead of being bogged down by our expectations, desires, and targets?

But, just for record, the next milestone would be 123 as predicted by Kshitija and 156 ( year 2013) as per no. of posts per year. Keep track of the targets. Badhe chalo, badhe chalo.....keep walking, keep walking.... 

do visit previous post: https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=milestones+2023 

Question time:

• What are your targets for the next few days?
• What are your targets for this year?
• Do you have a target for this life?
• What targets have you achieved for this year and life?
• Do you celebrate your every achievement?

Little Milestones of 2023

 

Little milestones of 2023

Just 40 odd days and we will be completing this year 2023 – off! Looks unbelievable!

This year went by so fast!

Seems just yesterday that I was typing my first post of the year and now, almost there at the finish line!

We had decided to chart out milestones for every month – but all missed doing that!

So, now, jot down your milestones for this year – so far – so that at year-end it will be easy for you to wind up “milestones of the year 2023” effortlessly!

Don’t tag them as big or small. They are your milestones. Just note them down. Validate them. You may write a few today and then remember a few after a couple of days. No issues, that day again come back and post those ones now…you don’t need to write all of them at once. Even if you can think of just one, write it down.

We have reached various milestones in our various areas of life viz., physical, mental, clarity of thought, understandings, wow moments, dreams fulfilled, desires fulfilled, achievements and success had, accumulations made, experiences had. The list is big. So should yours be!

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also read: https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-luck-by-chance.html

 

Milestones of 2023 – 225 posts

 

Milestones of 2023 – 225 posts

As of yesterday, we completed 225 posts for this year. As predicted by one of you, we have crossed 225 posts and couple more posts to go this year…new record set this year…..let’s see what that number would be….https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/12/milestones-2023-200-posts.html 

Read the links https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=milestones+posts to see how these blog posts can teach us some important lessons of life. If we don’t see these milestones as just a ‘random number of posts’ and ‘not much deal about them’ attitude to it, then we would be surprised how many of our questions are answered. So many of our fears put to rest with this understanding!

Let’s keep working on our goals, one step at a time. Let’s do our bit and leave the rest to time. Things will somehow work out right in the end. We may not see it as we start or as we are enroute but it will surely work out right. But, of course, there is a condition for that. The condition is, the intent should be pure and right, our effort 100% and we should be honest in our efforts. Perseverance and honesty are necessary ingredients for any success.

Even the unrighteous succeed in life or so it seems. But, that success is only temporary and ends up with lots of pain and suffering during the process and at the end of it too – for sure! The end doesn't justify the means!

All said and done, victory comes to all who have put in right efforts in right direction - always!

Milestones - 2023 blog posts

 

Milestones - 2023 blog posts

The blog was started in 2009 and the blog posts in that year were 174. The first post was on March 3th 2009 and yet that year the number of posts was 174. 

The lowest number of post in a particular year goes to year 2012 which happens to be 59.

Better than that number was in year 2011 when it was 85 posts.

Year 2010 was better with 113 posts.

This year at least we are not in the bottom two. We are not crossed 85 mark but surely we will be there....

So that way, we can rejoice....

The next big target would be 113 posts...remember that as we cross that number to celebrate....

Let's take one at a time - this year too....

We still have quite some time to go to the finish line of this year 2023....so fingers crossed....

What is the number that you think we can make this year?

Let's make a guessing game and see at the end of the year as to whose guess came near to the actual number?

Milestones - 2023 blog posts

 

Milestones - 2023 blog posts

Remember 'the number guessed by you' and if possible keep track of it.....

let's see how it fares......

What would matter most to you - your guesswork to be proved right or this blog having more number than your guessed number of posts? - I wonder!!

You keep track of your guesswork and I, I'll just enjoy writing and posting for you guys....

For me, there is no finish line, it's all in the journey....

Milestones – 600000 hits so far!

 

Milestones – 600000 hits so far!

One more milestone reached this 2024!

We have hit 600000 so far!

And to think we crossed 500000 just on November 2^nd 2023!! https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/11/milestones-500000-hits-so-far.html

Wow! It seems to be like “anything can happen year – 2024”!!

Does it mean much?

I really don’t know.

Honestly, I don’t care that much too….

Sometimes, we just have to take that which is served to as “wow and beautiful” and gulp it all with a smile, raise a cup for celebration and wear the feather in our cap! https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-me.html

Sometimes…..

Not every single incident needs to be understood. Not every single incident may mean anything to us and yet may be the cause of some sort of celebration for us!

This is one such one!

What’s yours?

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# milestones, 2024, 600000 hits so far, savour every fall, savour every rise, 

 

First Milestones of 2023

 

First Milestone of 2023

2012 had the lowest number of posts for a year - just 59. As of today, we have crossed 63 already for this year. So, one thing is for sure, we won't have the lowest number of posts to date!!!

Kudos for that ...

The next target to beat would be 85 in the year 2011. You keep count of that no. and let me know when we cross that.......we'll celebrate that too......as of today, let's make some sweet dish tomorrow and savour it as a way to celebrate crossing the first milestone this year....

Similarly in life, we'll have huge targets. Good for us! But also, celebrate the little achievements, possessions, and moments. Don't forget them in the hurry to reach our goal....

# milestones, targets, celebrating life and its moments, life is lived in moments

previous read suggested:https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=milestones 

not having time to go through all the posts in the above link - read any random post ....

Question time:

What are the milestones of last year that you have already crossed this year?

points to remeber:

• Life is lived in moments
• Have targets in life. Dream big but live NOW!
• Celebrate all that you HAVE NOW as you work on what you don't have yet!
• Journey need not be slowed down to celebrate little moments of life....

Milestones of 2023 – New record in the number of posts this year - …. Posts

 

Milestones of 2023 – New record in the number of posts this year - …. Posts 

The total number of posts for this year stands at “ 234” as on 31^st Dec 2023.

This is a new record!

Hurray for that!

It shows – We may seem lagging in our target that is set in any aspect of our life, but when we tighten our seat belt and set to work honestly and sincerely, we can always make ‘history’.

Don’t go on a guilt ride of “wasted time”.

Don’t keep going around “but if only I/he/we had done….”.

Whenever you realize you have wasted enough time, that is the right time. Then, don’t waste any more time and start working. Give your 100%. Don’t keep looking at the target. Don’t bother about the target!

Just keep working.

And, then, you’ll be surprised at the length of the journey you’ve made at the end of the journey!

So, similar to our ‘blog posts’ story!

Take this from this year’s blog – target reached and apply it in the area of your life that is relevant and important to you.

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Note : One of you guessed we would cross 225 and we did....so technically each one of yours guess had come true!

Take a leaf from that too!

Question time:

So, what are your takes from blog this year?

How did it benefit you?

What are the changes you would like to see in the blog posts?

What are the things that you would prefer to delete from posts in the coming year?

What are your lessons from this "milestone reached"? How are you going to apply it in your life?

Share any other thing that comes to your mind/ understanding/ experience related to this blog/ blog posts....

 

Milestones – Lesson from this year’s (2022) milestones crossed!

Milestones – Lesson from this year’s (2022) milestones crossed!

5 months of this year, the performance was bad – or I would rather say pathetic! The number of posts were very poor ranging from 5, 9 to 14, 15…..five important months and lost for what so ever be the reason….and yet we achieved a target of a sizable number of posts for this year – 280  ….It was worth all the work because of your participation and cheering.......you got what you asked for...if you didn't want it then this wouldn't have happened...so this achievement is ours - for sure!

What does it teach us?

Many times in life, things don’t go as planned. Figures don’t match with our planned ones. Yet, in the overall picture it works out well – almost always for everyone!

Don’t fret. Don’t lose hope. Don’t get frustrated or tensed. Even if things go slow or haywire at some point of time, at the end they all figure out well……as seen by us over the years…..

Keep up the morale, keep working on self and situations, keep healing and be right with attitude. Keep working on your attitude and keep changing for better. Address issues the right way. Eventually, everyone will come around for good…..

Relax, life isn’t as bad as it seems. 

Enjoy, the ride is not as frightful as you assume it would be. 

Hope, for that brings cheer in the work that needs to be done. Laugh, for you wouldn’t be able to go back in time to laugh when things finally fall in place….

Life with all its turns and twists doesn’t end on a painful note – it continues till it sets everything right….So whatever be the station of life you are in, know it to come out right if you keep up the good work and with right attitude and intention....be it financial, physical well-being, mental strength, issues in family or spiritual aspect...just keep going, keep healing and you will touch the finish line well...

Let's begin the coming year with this mental makeup and make the most of the time to come....

The coming year will bring its set of challenges, tears and hick-ups along the way. That's its job. Let us not be angry or afraid of the coming year for the role it is going to play as per its schedule.

Let's change our perspective on things and life. Let's strengthen ourselves. Let's bring our reserves and put them to good use. Let's be ready for everything. Let's take a firm stand that we'll enjoy life's ups and downs. 

If one among us is frightened, let's resolve to stand by him. If one among is weak, let's support him. If one decides to give up his fight, let's cheer him up to keep going! 

Let's make a promise to ourselves that we'll make this year momentous - not because it would be easy, but because we showed a stronger side of ourselves to ourselves. Let's hold each other's hands and give strength to one another. Let's move forward together. Together we are going to reach the touchline at the end of the year with smiles, memories, and weaknesses that we have overcome. 

Let's welcome Year 2023!

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December 31st – last day of the year – 2023

 

December 31^st – last day of the year – 2023

So, the year 2023 ends! With it comes a new beginning – the year 2024.

At the start of the year, the year seems so long and so full of dreams and hopes. We are all excited and looking forward for our dreams to be fulfilled. And, at the end of the year, the whole year seems to have “just passed by”. So it is with this year too!

So, what are the lessons we can learn from this?

a.    Time flies. We assume there is lot of time to do the “right thing” like meditating, healing, being in sadhan and lo! The entire life has just flown off…

b.    Now, is the time to do the “right things” of life. Those are the only things that are going to come with us. All other things and people of this world are going to stay back here for everyone! Enjoy the things and time with people in your life but also take REGULAR time to be with yourself and that happens only when you are in sadhan.

c.     Sadhan, meditation, healing is the way to get reconnected with oneself. Don’t miss that out for anything – I repeat, anything of this World!

d.    Little deeds of goodness can be sown now and here. In the process of wanting to do something big and meaningful, don’t waste time. Don’t postpone doing good now! Do whatever you can, however small it seems, right now, right here! Remember, time flies.

Contd....

# milestones, end of year 2023, start of new beginning, every old gives rise to new, 

also read suggested: https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=year+end