Wow! Just like that, 350 days have passed and I'm still here, which I am absolutely ecstatic about. When I set out on this journey, my objective was to learn and understand more about the world, myself, and the various contributing factors associated with happiness.

Over this period, I have certainly learned a lot about various avenues I didn’t know existed. I delved deeper into the trenches of my mind, where I was forced to question myself and find answers about my perception of life, my values, my aspirations, and the most significant elements in my world that contribute to my happiness.

I've also found myself opening new doors and exploring questions about the world and what it means to be happy, which I had never really thought about before. This has led me down a somewhat never-ending path that will continue to help me grow, develop, and expand my ideologies about everything.

For the past few weeks, I have found it more and more difficult to find additional topics to talk about, openly express new ideas or concepts, and search for additional insights. It’s very easy at times to think too far ahead, finish before the time is up, and do a disservice to ourselves. I have embarked on a year-long journey, and to fall short at the end would be a travesty.

So, as I write todays blog, reflect, and celebrate another significant milestone for me - one that I was sceptical about ever even achieving — I also take it as an opportunity to highlight this point to myself, continue to push forward, and promise to keep reviewing and evaluating happiness as if I were starting all over again. It’s important to stop reflect, and embrace progress, but never to get ahead of ourselves and always to remember why and what for we are here for.

Thanks,

Dean