2025 In a Nutshell.

Dec 09, 2025

The year 2025 has been a roller coaster of emotions.

I know the year hasn't officially ended but I can't help but reminisce on how this year has been for me.

One phrase that sums it up is being "a roller coaster of emotions." I remember there was a period I drowned in my tears, it was a heart aching experience, one I didn't think I would easily come out of, you know.

A trip down memory lane brings to mind many of the new relationships and bonds I made, some bloomed and others had stunted growth, even after giving so much to ensure it works.

Gosh! I hated feeling vulnerable in "relationships," and I can't but give my all.

You know, one thing I learnt this year is encapsulated in one of Martin Luther King Jr's famous quote

If you can't fly, then run, if you can't run, then walk, if you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

Crawling in the right direction is way better than sitting still or running in the wrong direction.

Sometimes you might need to take a time off everything to find yourself when it gets overwhelming. Motion doesn't always come in giant leaps, there are days you are gathering strength, catching your breath, and movement could seem slow, like a drag.

This year has also been a series of self discovery for me, a phase I tagged “The Unveiling.” You see, I discovered or should I say, accepted a part of me that I was taught to shun.

From time immemorial, I was always about the little things, I could easily get turned off by the slightest inconvenience or misalignment.

I don't like when things aren't the way they are supposed to be. The cutlery and kitchen utensils should be arranged in a particular way, hair and beauty products have their spot on my rack. Also footwear care products, clothing, books... They all have their spot and should be be arranged accordingly.

I easily get turned off when it's not... there's this uneasiness, and I promise you I don't have OCD. I just feel things should be cared for and used tenderly, not mismanaged or "abused."

I've had "relationships" where it was deemed to be a weakness, something I should erase or do without, but I've learnt it's strength.

It's not something to shy away from or be ashamed of. It's a valuable asset, that when honed, and channeled correctly could be a great strength.

I mean, it could produce unyielding focus, effective structures and order, while enjoying spontaneity.

This year, I was way intentional about character growth.

I used the clause "I'm working on myself," or "I'll work on myself in this regard," alot because I understand that it's not enough to be good, spiritual or pray, there has to be a character change to see certain results and growth.

God loves you, He really does, but the reason you haven't seen the results you want isn't that He is withholding from you but that you haven't built the capacity to handle it.

You wouldn't give a 5 year old Benz to drive no matter how much you love him, would you?

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises.
Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.
The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be…
2 Peter 1:5-8 NLT

So what the scriptures is basically saying is that God has made and fulfilled these promises already but for them to be productive and useful for you, you've got to respond

And your response is to build your character in those areas mentioned. We could talk for hours on this subject alone, but I hope you get the gist.

Lore,

Your buddy in productivity.