It’s been almost twelve months since I put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard, depending on how you roll). And I can’t help but notice how slippery time has become. A week now passes like a day, and a month vanishes like a week. Blink, and another season has already tiptoed past, and I’m still trying to figure out what happened to last Tuesday!
In this whirl of days turning into months, one lesson has returned to me with quiet insistence: change is the one permanent resident in our lives. Like an uninvited houseguest, it shows up, makes itself at home, and whether we like it or not, we’ve got to adapt. And really, unless we evolve in both mind and heart, we risk being left behind—like the person still clinging to their Nokia 3310 while the rest of the world is on foldable smartphones. The Nokia 3310 was the best. I still have one, just saying!! Unless I’m willing to keep my mind and my heart open and stay curious, I risk being left behind, clinging to old certainties while the world pirouettes forward.
And then there’s the other certainty: death. We arrive in this world with nothing but a cry, clinging to our mother’s smell and voice. We leave with empty hands. No riches, no possessions, no accolades come with us. Yet this truth is oddly liberating. Because it reminds me that wealth wears many disguises. Peace of mind is worth more than any balance sheet. Happiness is not outsourced to others, but cultivated within. And completeness? Well, I am already whole—beautifully imperfect, glorious with my cracks and quirks, my “beautiful brokenness” is part of the design. I am reminded, fearfully and wonderfully made.
Around me, the world hums with noise: politics near and far, AI shaping new realities, natural disasters reminding us of our fragility, wars, rising prices, dazzling innovations, and the heartbreak of homelessness. Chaos is everywhere, spinning in circles. And yet, within that spin, a quiet truth remains: some things are still mine to choose.
I get to choose my mindset. I get to decide how I respond. And I get to choose whether I meet the absurdities of life with despair or with a smile. More often than not, humour lightens the weight, optimism steadies the heart, my faith is my anchor, and reflection reminds me that even in turbulent times, there is always beauty to be found. There’s not a lot we get for free these days; however, as a reminder, here are some.
Synclarity Coaching Practice 