A year that reshaped everything

and the images that helped me find my way back.

This past year changed my life in ways I never expected.

What began in mid-2025 as a routine visit home to see family suddenly turned into something far more serious. Out of nowhere came a diagnosis for a condition I had never even heard of before — one that stopped time, drained the room of air, and left all of us reeling. Cancer is a heavy word. And this one arrived not gradually, but violently, with urgency and fear, and a thousand unanswered questions.

The months that followed were some of the hardest I’ve ever known. Surgery. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Physical weakness. Emotional exhaustion. Days when energy ran out long before the hours did. Nights where sleep refused to come. A strange new life measured in appointment slips, scans, blood counts, and side effects. Everything else I thought was “important” was suddenly, profoundly unimportant.

And yet, somehow, light kept finding its way in.

It came through my wife; sitting by my bedside after a devastating surgery, encouraging me to be independent, to walk again, unwavering and calm when I could not be.

It came through my daughter; calling me twice a day without fail, not to talk about illness, but to tell me about school, jokes, the small joys of a pre-teen… and in doing so, reminding me that life keeps blooming even in the midst of chaos.

It came through my parents; my mother nourishing me with her home-cooked food and fierce love, my father quietly insisting on walking with me through every corridor, appointment, and pharmacy counter like it was his own fight to win.

It came through my brother and my sister-in-law, who dropped travel plans, routines, and obligations without hesitation, simply to be there. And through my brother-in-law whose sage advice and practical interventions made the long recovery process more bearable.

It came through cousins and friends; who stayed overnight during chemo sessions, who showed up with ice cream and stories and laughter, who refused to let hospital rooms feel lonely.

And it came, again and again, through messages, visits, calls, and prayers, from across cities, countries, and time zones. In that outpouring of love, I discovered something unexpected: even in illness, you are never alone if you are surrounded by people who care.

This season also forced a reckoning with myself. A life that had been relentlessly busy was suddenly, firmly, told to slow down. I was given no choice but to listen to my body, to reassess priorities, to stop measuring days by productivity and start measuring them by meaning. Health became sacred. Time became precious. Presence became everything.

There is still uncertainty ahead. Cancer does not politely close the door behind it. But as this year draws to a close, I find myself standing not in fear, but in gratitude.

I am looking forward to 2026 not with grand plans, but with quiet hope:
Singing with my daughter.
Evening coffee conversations with my wife.
Reaching out to friends more often.
Travelling.
Eating well.
Living gently… and fully.

This year’s calendar is, in many ways, a reflection of that shift. After two years of looking outward to the stars, I returned to the earth. To landscapes, light, stillness, and the quiet beauty around us. Each image is a reminder that the world continues to be breathtaking, even when life feels fragile.

If this calendar does anything, I hope it reminds you of this:
There is light, even when you cannot yet see it.
There is strength, even when you feel empty.
And there is beauty, still waiting, in the road ahead.

I don’t know what the new year will bring, but here’s to 2026 — and all the places life still wants to take us.

Thank you for walking this year with me.

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THE 2026 CALENDAR

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