New year, big changes
At the start of a new year, it’s almost a ritual for people to seek some form of self-renewal or change. It often begins with a social media post announcing our resolutions, with a list of bad habits to break, or new goals to pursue. Some aspire to lose weight, some to pick up a new language, others look for career advancements. But how do you know the goals that you set for yourself will bring you what you genuinely want? Years ago, I had visiting Cuba down as one of my goals. The Caribbean archipelago, I was told, had preserved the alternate beauty of decay from its distorted building structures, faded paints, rugged facades and broken-down doors that made it one of the last frontiers on the wish list…