Introduction

Firstly I appreciate @steemalive community so much for this contest, it is a contest but it is more than a contest, I believe that whatever we write is what we will like to implement, and as we flow through 2022, our resolution will always sing back to our mind as we always visit our steemit page.

I also view this contest as a reflection contest, we will be able to visit our mistakes and know how to adjust in the coming months.

My 2021 Mistakes, what happened and what I should have done

This year 2021 I made terrible mistakes that affected my life and everything about me.
I wasn't happy about those big and terrible mistakes of my life this year.

Mistake No 1

Spending Extravagantly:

At the beginning of this 2021, I got a job I was being paid 80 thousand naira which is equal to 429 steems monthly, I was so sad when I realized that this year have ended and I didn't save a dine, It now occurred to me that I spent a total of 960 thousand which amounts to 5,148 steems without saving a dine.

Years past I had a job that offered my only 5 thousand naira which is equal to 27steems, but at the end of every year, I had a large amount of savings despite how little the money was.

what happened?

I really had so many trails this year, but not withstanding, I should have also set small thing aside.
The problem was that I was always thinking that there will be a better month or an easier month then I will be able to save, unfortunately there was no better month and I end up saving noting.

Secondly I made some expenses that I later regret, I did some impulse buying, I had some unnecessary enjoyments and gave some unnecessary gifts.

What I should have done?

Now I have regrets, blaming myself, always saying "had I know".
I wish I started saving immediately I got that Job as I always did in the past years, by now I will not be left with "Had I know".

If also I started early, I would have avoided some unnecessary expenses.

Mistake No 2

Spiritual Weakness:

My Bible

The whole of 2021 I was spiritually weak, reading the Bible daily is the only thing that can safe guard us from this wicked system of things.

But Unfortunately I allowed material things to take over the precious time that is meant for my spirituality.

And this weakness really affected my relationship with my heavenly Father, Jehovah God.

What happened?

I wake up every day and immediately I wake up I will jump into house work or official duties, and I will say I will do it later, which I will not, gradually my spiritual life became weak because of lack of spiritual food.

What I should have done.

On no account should I have left my bed without reading God's Word and praying every day.

Mistake No 3

I Allowed people know many things about me, I had no secret.

I would say that this is the most mistake that pained me most, It really touched my heart to know that I have no secret about myself, I kept on washing my dirty lining outside.

I didn't realize what I was doing till lately, when I did some evaluation about myself and I noticed that when it comes to value, I am zero because I let out so much informations about myself,
Some should have been my secret

How did it happen?

Some times I will be heart broken, and I will be looking for consolation, before I will know myself ,I have already said things that should be my secret out to someone tho friends, but I noticed that this can automatically zero my value.

what I could have done.

I picked a point from the Psalmist lately

Have your say in your heart, upon your bed, and keep silent. Source

My spiritual weakness made me to forget what I should do when am heart broken.

Prayer first will give me a calm heart and help me to control my speeches, even if I feel like telling anyone, I wont voice out everything.
Tho humans always need a confidant.

My 2022 Resolution

Resolution No1: No procrastination in 2022

To correct all the above-mentioned mistakes that I made in this 2021, I will have to be positive, no procrastination.

To achieve this, firstly I am crossing over 2022 with a well organized schedule printed down.

This schedule contains:

• What my financial life will be in 2022 no matter how little I will be earning, what I will be saving.

• How I will be studying the Bible every day without rescheduling it.

• How often I will be praying to be more spiritual alert.

• When to start my savings which will be immediately I receive my January 2022 salary.

Resolution No 2: Change of Job

I have decided to change my job, because my current job is taking much of my time, and its also a factor to some things I was not able to achieve this year.

I made money but I didn't get any experience when it comes to my nursing or medical field.

To achieve this resolution, I have started searching seriously for a better job that will give me time and more experience.

Resolution No 3: Self-Control

I have decided to build up my self-esteem and value in this coming year by being more careful about how I talk and what I do.

To achieve this I have decided to minimize some gathering or visits that might move me from saying somethings I might later regret.

I have decided to have some self isolation to safeguard me from some things that may affect my Value.

Conclusion

Regrets, mistakes always occurs in life because we are born imperfect, but what matters most is, always be ready to make a change, don't stick to those mistakes or regrets, leave them and move ahead to a better future.

Thank you @steemalive for this contest

Special mentioned

@steemitblog
@steemit
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@ngoenyi
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