Things that gets you through

  Happy New Year! It’s 2026 now. 2025 was a long year. I achieved things and lost things simultaneously. It was an up-and-down journey. I wasted time; I planned and failed to follow through, planned again, and failed again. But it has been a good learning experience. Now it’s 2026—a new year. A new year comes with new resolutions (mostly unfulfilled), but also with fresh excitement and hope. I’ve always found it a little weird how a simple change in date can feel so hopeful. It gives people excitement, something to look forward to. It’s almost like a year coming to an end and a new one beginning also brings an end to our problems, anxieties, and fears—and opens up new opportunities, changes, windows, doors, and paths. And maybe it really does. I don’t mean this pessimistically; more often than not, it actually does. I’ve been thinking about what to write for a new post. I’ve been neglecting my blog, and then suddenly I remember, “Oh, I haven’t posted in a while.” I don’t want ...