Today is the 1st of April. A date often associated with pranks and lightheartedness—numerologically playful, even trivial. But beyond that surface, it also marks the beginning of a new financial year—a fresh start from the corporate lens. A reset button of sorts, where we outline new goals, fresh targets, and often new ways to create value.
We usually approach this day from a work-first mindset. But today, I paused and asked myself:What if I looked at this day from a personal perspective? What if I made a different kind of resolution—not for targets or KPIs—but for the soul?
Over time, I found myself increasingly consumed by dissatisfaction. I would often brood over outcomes that didn’t go my way—feeling disheartened, blaming circumstances, people, fate, even timing. My mind would rush to justify these feelings just to soothe my heart.
But the last few months changed that. A sudden pause—brought on by my health—forced me into a sabbatical. And in that unexpected stillness, I found something I hadn’t had in years: time.
Time to think. To feel. To reflect.Time to stop asking what happened and begin asking why.
That shift—asking why—opened new doors. Slowly, I began to heal. I explored everything—numerology, astrology, Saturn’s retrogrades, even the precise details of my birth chart—searching for answers, meaning, direction. There was even a point where I gave up all control, surrendering to medicines, hoping for clarity.
And then it came. Quietly, yet powerfully.
I realised I had been anchoring my happiness to outcomes—recognition, rewards, promotions, applause. I was chasing validation from outside to fill a void inside. And therein lay the problem.
Why should joy be a byproduct of achievement?Why not find it in the doing, not just the result?What if I simply focused on choosing and doing the right karma—without obsessing over what it would yield?
What if I saw this life as a continuum—where outcomes are not always immediate, and some fruits bloom in lifetimes beyond this one? Perhaps what I face today is the result of past karma I will never fully know. And the actions I take now may shape a future I will never see.
And so, I begin this new year with a quiet resolve:To live with authenticity.To choose my karma with clarity.To act truthfully, without expectation of reward or fear of failure.To surrender outcomes, while remaining steadfast in intention.
I pray for the wisdom to discern the right path—and the courage to walk it without looking back.
Because the deepest peace comes not from controlling life’s outcomes, but from aligning with life’s purpose.
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