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Big Dreams January

  • Writer: Gowri Prabhu
    Gowri Prabhu
  • Jan 28
  • 4 min read

Today is 28/01/2026, which might have no meaning in the endless days that have contributed to the 16 years of my life. If it's safe to say, today will probably be forgotten in the endless days yet to come to make up my total life as a big beautiful picture, filled with thousands of days and millions of hours symbolising tiny brushstrokes of colour, gradients of emotion, memories of people, school, failure, if my whole life was ever transformed into a painting. All so little and goes by almost unnoticed in our day-to-day lives, but comes together when you reminisce about the beauty of it all. I want to really document this year. I don't want to be passive anymore and let 2026 pass me by without taking any initiative. So, this is me documenting my January 2026, preserving a bit of the colour to hold it for just a little longer, before I let it go into the bigger collection of my existence.

lmao my dad's photography close-ups
lmao my dad's photography close-ups
Lotus Garden 26/01/2026
Lotus Garden 26/01/2026
Personally, my favourite, yellow lotus. Their beauty is just so subtle.
Personally, my favourite, yellow lotus. Their beauty is just so subtle.
This is my favourite photo of the garden, the lotuses underneath and the trees over with the blue sky too. Nature is just so beautiful and breathtaking, and every time you go outside and surround yourself in nature, you become more beautiful too.
This is my favourite photo of the garden, the lotuses underneath and the trees over with the blue sky too. Nature is just so beautiful and breathtaking, and every time you go outside and surround yourself in nature, you become more beautiful too.

One of my favourite days in January, my family and I visited the Lotus Garden on a bright and sunny day. It is one of the best days I had with my parents, we ate home-cooked food, rice and paneer made by my mum. We saw such beautiful flowers and were in awe, as we've never seen flowers so delicate and pretty in real life. It was relaxing, wholesome and most of all, a warm experience, with a temperature of 30 degrees!



























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This is actually the sun; it was so scary, but in a way, felt familiar.

Every month, I have a turning point. A moment, where I feel pure euphoria. This world, in this moment, feels like it was made just for me. All of my dreams, passions, pain, my soul, the sky, the sunset, the moon, I just melt into it like the Earth is holding my soul and pulling me into a hug. I was out for a run on 10/01/2026, and it was just such a beautiful moment. If I forget everything about January, I want to remember this one. Because these moments don't happen very often to me. I always get so busy and overwhelmed. As humans, we sometimes forget to be human. But these moments, when I can truly just stay present and connect with myself, these moments make all the hard work, sacrifices and rigour of everyday life worth it, well maybe, for just a second. A second worth cherishing.

I LOST 5KGS THIS MONTH!!!
I LOST 5KGS THIS MONTH!!!
My most intense treadmill workout, and I am so proud of it. I didn't even want to go to the gym that day, but not only did I push myself to go, but I had the best cardio session of all time, too.
My most intense treadmill workout, and I am so proud of it. I didn't even want to go to the gym that day, but not only did I push myself to go, but I had the best cardio session of all time, too.
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One of my most favourite walks of this month. I've been consistently hitting 10k steps throughout the whole month of January

Let's talk about my wins this month, because I did win this month. I focused on my health, fitness and nutrition more, and probably one of the biggest achievements of my life, I LOST 5 KGSSSS YESSS


MY BIG JANUARY WINS!!

  1. Lost 5kgs

  2. Walked 10k steps on average

  3. Journalled EVERY single day (sometimes even twice a day)

  4. 8 hrs high quality sleep

  5. Read books - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

  6. Earned money - even opened a seperate bank account for savings + interest

  7. Learned how to drive a car

  8. SIGNIFICANTLY improved my mental health

  9. I am a lot more resilient

  10. I am a lot more confident in myself


    Most importantly, I am a lot kinder to myself. I am more loving, graceful and compassionate, and I genuinely take care of myself and want the best for myself now. I am not limited or bullied by my fears. I became everything that I craved from other people.

























I just wanted to say, I don't want to be intimidated by this and transition into school and still try to push myself to win every single day, because it 10k steps and burning calories everyday doesn't mean I'm worthy of being happy. It is not going to look the same, but a win is a win when you still try, that's all that matters. I really want to stop focusing on comparing myself to others, because I look for the standard of success in other people when it never applied to me. It is still very new, practicing self love. It is scary, hard and frustrating, but the rewards in the long run are so much more abundant and fulfilling than you could have ever thought possible. I trust you, I love you, see you in February!!


 
 
 

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