Your load shapes you but it doesn’t have to define you forever!
Every culture has a moment in time that marks a new beginning. A time to pause, reflect, and to reset.
For many of us, the New Year is that point. It’s not just a date on the calendar; it’s a psychological anchor, a starting line that says – You can begin again.
But let’s be honest, starting fresh is never easy when you’re dragging baggage behind you.
For Christmas, I received this sculpture (refer image) of a person climbing a mountain, pulling a heavy weight. It struck me deeply. Because isn’t that life? We all carry burdens, some more heavy than others.
Most of us have faced a significant challenge in our life, often more than one.
Sometimes, that weight feels unbearable. Yet, if we keep moving, something remarkable happens: the load becomes lighter.
Not because it disappears, but because we grow stronger. Those struggles shape us into who we are today.
Most often it’s when the weight feels crushing that we realise something must change. A new year offers that moment, a chance to say: It’s time to move forward.
We need not wait until we hit rock bottom, we can start to make a change before that time.
And when we decide to make the change, the load may remain but it doesn’t have to define us forever.
Some will say, “You can change anytime.” True, but those who say this do not know what it’s like to carry your load. For many, a symbolic point in time such as the start of a new year, can ignite that first spark of change.
So here’s my challenge for 2026 - Make one small change. Then another. And another.
Small steps done consistently create massive transformation.
Your mountain may be steep. Your weight may be heavy. Yet you’ve already proven something, you are still climbing.
Happy New Year. Let’s make 2026 the year of forward movement.
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