Just like yesterday the year is running to an end. I remembered when I was jubilating that I ended 2024 and now 2025 is some months away, this year is one of the fastest year I know, it moved so fast, just a twinkle of an eye and we are already in the last quarter of the year. These months always make me reflect on how far I’ve come, the things I’ve achieved, and the ones that are still hanging on my list.
For me, this year has been a mixture of highs and lows but the most important thing that everyone should be happy about is life, I'm grateful to be alive and able to see how far I have tried my best, I managed to tick off a few goals I had set earlier, and even when things didn’t go exactly the way I planned, I still saw growth in myself.
To me I believe we must celebrate the little win we had, we must celebrate a personal milestone and the strength we found in ourselves, not everyone knows these but learn to appreciate the little effort you put into achieving things, these period always reminded me that life doesn't have to be strict, the little victories matters alot and never wait until things get bigger.
Also I can say 2025 came with its share of lows. There were times when I felt weighed down, when my plans simply refused to work out. There was a time i was at the verge of giving up, nothing was moving, I felt like I had wasted time chasing a particular goal and it does not work, I felt like taking a break, some goals that I thought it would be easy for me to achieve was proving difficult, some goals that I put down are still untouched and this bothers me, there were days when I just wanted the year to roll over quickly so I could start afresh in 2026. It’s not easy admitting that, but that’s the truth.
I know people always says that the ember months always carry a special feeling, People say they are dangerous months, full of accidents, rush, and strange happenings, so you must live carefully. I think that is true in a way, but for me, these months are more of a mirror, they make me pause and ask myself hard questions. Did I live well this year? Did I grow? Is there room for improvement, we know it is never over until it's over, The ember months remind me that even though the year is running out, it is not completely over. There is still time, even if it’s just to make peace with myself or to take one small step in the right direction.
Right now, I’m walking into these months with mixed emotions. I’m thankful for the good days, and I’m learning from the rough ones. I’m choosing to believe that the story of this year isn’t finished yet. There’s still a chance to close it with peace and hope, even if everything didn’t go the way I planned.
As for me, I’ll carry both the highs and the lows into 2026, not as baggage, but as lessons. 2025 may not have been perfect, but it has been real. And sometimes, that is enough.
This is my response to this episode of Hive Learners community prompt of #hl-w181e2 which the topic is tagged
THE EMBER MONTHS
