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A Year of Learning and Growing


Hello, everyone. I hope you are all doing well and staying safe. I wanted to share with you some of the things that happened in my life in the past year, and how I have been learning and growing from them.

Resigning from my job

It has been one year since I resigned from my previous company, where I worked as a Support Officer for eight years. It was a tough decision, but I felt that I needed a change and a new challenge. However, finding a new job has not been easy, especially in these uncertain times.  I am immensely grateful to my parents for their continuous care and support.

Learning new skills

Despite the difficulties, I have not given up on my dreams and goals. I have been using this time to learn new skills and improve myself. I have learned the following skills to a certain extent in the year that passed by:

  • MS Excel – Intermediate user
  • MS Power BI – Intermediate User
  • Python – Beginner
  • MariaDB and MySQL – Intermediate User
  • French – Beginner

I have been using the website ClickUp to help me set the dates and work towards the self-assigned goals. It is a great tool for managing projects and tasks, and it helps me stay organized and motivated.

Visiting Tirupathi

One of the highlights of this year was visiting the holy place Tirupathi with my brother’s family and my parents. It was a wonderful experience to see the temple of Lord Venkateswara, one of the most revered Hindu deities. We brought Laddus from the Tirumala, which are delicious sweet offerings made of flour, sugar, ghee, nuts, and raisins. My parents and brother distributed them to friends, neighbors, and acquaintances as a gesture of goodwill and blessing.

Taking care of my health

I have also been taking care of my health, which is very important for me. I have been sick a couple of times and had to go to the hospital. I am 46 years old, and I need to be more careful about my diet and lifestyle. I get up at 5:45 in the morning and start my day with Chaganti Pravachanalu, which are spiritual discourses by Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao, a renowned scholar and speaker on Hindu scriptures. His words inspire me and give me peace of mind.

Looking forward to the future

Despite the challenges, I also have some hopes and aspirations for the future. Here are some of the things that I am looking forward to:

  • Good Job
  • Retirement Planning
  • Improve my health
  • Make new friends
  • Growth
  • Networking
  • Travel to holy places and metro cities

I hope that I will be able to achieve these goals soon. I am optimistic that things will get better for me and for everyone else. Thank you for reading my blog post.

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