❓So this is Xmas...what have you done?

[LordGoodgod]

A bit of an abstract concept, but (hopefully) one very much in line with many John and Yoko ideas!

As we approach our first Christmas and holiday season here in Nutopia, we're surely all playing the classic song, and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to reflect on their question in it. What is it that YOU have done this year which made you proud, or which stood out as something extra special?

Anything that was achieved or accomplished, on any scale, that was positive in your 2024 experience! Whether it's a major milestone or just making it through 'one day at a time'

 

[Ingryd Medeiros]

I don't know where to start. That year was a year that I would call resilience. I ended up leaving an incredible job that I loved and moving away from people who live close to my heart, I also dealt with the grief of tragically losing two pets that were and will always be my family, in addition to my physical health worsening and I am diagnosed with diabetes and will have to have surgery next year, like my youngest sister had this year. In addition to everyday problems, financial, family, love and everything else. But there were also victories: I saw Paul McCartney twice and I had the best day of my year when I received kisses from him! And I will never, ever forget that it was the year of Mind Games and so much that @Good Dog Nigel, @Sean and @Admin gave me in the name of love. They were a big reason why they kept me standing tall, chin up and proud of who I am and what I do for the love of John Lennon. My essence of loving him, admiring him made me here today because music saves, a lot.

What a year 2024 was... I have hopes that next year will be the year of healing and many more victories! Happy X-Mas, my dear friends.

 

[Skylar Moody]

This year has been…eventful, to say the least In the best way possible!! I feel like I’ve made so much progress mentally and really broke out of my comfort zone. The opportunities have been endless, and if there’s more on the way, BRING IT!

Major highlights have been:
- Going on my first solo trip! (outside of The Fest for Beatles Fans)
- Meeting/interviewing Ringo
- Travelling to Liverpool & London for the first time (and getting to tour Mendips )
- Creating content for Paul’s Eyes of the Storm exhibit in NYC
- Attending the “Beatles ‘64” premiere

Like @Ingryd Medeiros said, THANK YOU @Good Dog Nigel @Sean @Admin for creating the forum this year and giving fans a unique way to communicate with each other! It’s been so fun being part of this journey from the beginning. And thank you for all you have been sending our way, we are BLESSED to have you

 

[Mariana Fraga]

My 2024 has been full of ups and downs, all the ups tho were because of John, Yoko, Julian, @Sean and @Good Dog Nigel . I feel really blessed to be trusted by them and to feel hugged and surrounded by the Lennons’ Universe that I love so much. I always wondered if what I have been doing is good and if all my love and dedication really reaches them, this year I had the chance to see that yes, it does, and there’s nothing more special than that I’ve learned a lot this year, and taught too! I lectured about John, share with other fans academically how I study about John respecting his wishes and humanity. Wrote about my love for him. Meet wonderful people in Brazil and here at the forum that are likeminded and make me feel seen and no longer lonely.

2024 has also been the year that I put my mental health first, and once again it has everything to do with the Lennons, GDN and a certain game of the mind. That was a big step for me, I never ever prioritize myself in any way, common autistic trauma, but all the meditations, positivity, conversations, patience, good music and love that made me realize I want to feel happy and calm and smile more frequently. So if they ever wonder how big has the Mind Games effect been, this is how big! It worked, perfectly

Seeing Paul was a huge part of my happiness this year. Seeing him so close, so many interactions. He even dedicated a part of Let Me Roll It to me, singing while pointing to me. Craziest moment ever!

I feel blessed to be helping autistic people everywhere I go too. My work outside the Lennons’ Universe is dedicated to a big part of that. Not letting more autistic people, especially girls, go through what I did is too a part of my mission here, as well as I always say I feel that helping take care of John’s legacy is.

2024 has been the year that I felt seen for the very first time in a long while and I think that’s because I’m “learning how to be myself in time” more and more everyday

 

[Euan Buchan]

This year has been a change of my lifestyle. At the beginning of the year I decided to do Dry January (a month off booze) this year I turned the big 40 in September and wanted to look trim and healthy. Once January ended I carried on not drinking because I was losing the weight from exercising mainly walking that month ended and the next I managed three holidays not drinking and just enjoyed Alcohol Free drinks and now we are in December I still haven’t had a drop of alcohol I have managed to fit in clothes I couldn’t before and looked healthier when I turned 40 but want to loose more weight I’m enjoying my healthier new lifestyle and let that continue. When I turned 40 I played John’s demo ‘Life Begins at 40’.

 

[LordGoodgod]

Definitely going to take the time to give you each a proper personal response (thanks so much for participating, by the way, you guys! I appreciate and am humbled by the vulnerability in your respective posts )

Just wanted to say that on a particular somber day like this, I'm endlessly grateful to be in a community of like-minded and kindhearted individuals who share the same deep appreciation of John, Yoko, and their ideas. It's very uplifting to know that Nutopia is a place we can all go in these moments and express ourselves with conviction and honesty, and to lift up ourselves and our spirits.