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It’s 12:47 am over here, and I am filled with so much gratitude.

Ever since we closed work for the year, I’ve had more time to reflect on my life, and all I can say is that it has been one crazy ride!

Phewww, 2025 was a lot, it was a whole lot! Surviving 2025 is a major confidence booster because I made it out alive. I did!! I freaking did!!

2025 started wonderfully well, but midway through, things went bad, and somewhere along the line, I hit rock bottom. Not something I ever want to experience again. Nobody prepared me for all the challenges that came with the year, heck, nobody even knew I was going through the worst phase of my life whilst smiling and celebrating with others.

Despite all the trials and tribulations I faced, I have so much more to be grateful for. For starters, I was and still am healthy. Other than the mild flu I occasionally get, I fell ill only three times this year, and I still can’t believe that out of 12 months, in a year I was only hit three times. This alone is something to be grateful for.

This year I became stronger. Hitting rock bottom made me conquer most of my fears; I mean I saw it all, I experienced it first hand and I came out unscathed, that’s no easy feat! That’s courage at its peak!

Among many things, I learnt to give myself grace. Being hard on myself was my MO, and belittling my little wins was also a bad habit that stuck for years. I’m learning to replace bad self-criticism with grace and love and surprisingly, it’s been going well.