24/12/2022
And just like that, another year is about to end. But you know what, 2022 could have been harder without you. I thank you for sticking with me all year round.
This year was far, very far, from perfect. But it was an interesting journey. Oh, yes! The ups and downs—more downs than ups—tested my limits. During the second quarter of the year, I found myself in an unfamiliar territory. Guess?
Surprise? A highly demotivated motivational speaker!
But inch by inch, time after time, opportunity after another, I crawled back. In November, when I spoke in Sharjah International Book Fair, it was an exclamation point that marked my full-circle comeback.
I'm back on global stage!
In December, I extended myself and trained train the first-ever, historic batch of Public Speaking Fellow—marking another milestone in my life as a teacher.
This year's theme for me has been about "courage"—the courage to drop, break, and pick up the pieces and put those pieces together. It's about my willingness to get lost and find myself so I can get back to what the world depend me on.
I'm grateful to my family and friends, who in more ways than one, have covered for me, took good care of me, understood me and what I had to go through. Thank God for an extended life, too!
Before the tear drops, I've never been this inspired to take on the new year, 2023, with more faith and confidence that it will be better. We have not come this far only to stay here—where we are right now. We come here to see what's up and beyond and continue our journey together.