Dear, 2026

Dear 2026,

This is a new year, and it in fact, does come with a new me. I don’t expect to change who I am, just refocus on what I have always wanted. In the darkest nooks and crannies of my life, once was a child who was desperate to separate herself from her family and people who made her cry and scratch her wrists. Every time she hid away, she looked toward a future that gave her hope. One where she stood in her lab coat, figuring out how to cure the world from a little part of the pain it felt. At some point, I lost track of that girl, but no more will I remain drifting and off track.

That girl is so important to me, and I would hate myself if I let her down. She looked up to me; she went out of her way to support me; she was desperate for me to succeed. If she could believe in me, if that girl who felt she had nothing to hope for in life could dream of me, I can believe in myself and work for myself.

Today is day 1, but it’s my 19th day 1, and it won’t be the last. The clock never restarts, so now is all I have to make a difference. No more distractions. No more procrastination. New year, new me.

All the love,

Edidiong