My dad passed away in October 2024. Two days later, it was my birthday. I still went ahead with the celebration plan for my 18-year-old niece. Life, at that moment, felt like something I needed to continue rather than explain.
After that came Christmas, New Year, Chinese New Year, and Mother’s Day in May 2025. Those were the last moments I shared on my social platforms. Then, I went silent.
I didn’t realise I was walking into darkness. My career was at a red light, and my relationship with my family no longer felt the same. Slowly, isolation became comfortable. I lived within routines, doing what needed to be done, watching Netflix, keeping life contained and predictable.
That became my world for six months.
Then, unexpectedly, I met a couple who brought me back to life.
Life can be strange that way. You never know when, or how, something will shift but somehow it does. They welcomed me without questions, without pressure. We talked, we shared food, and in those simple moments, something in me softened.
It reminded me of something I had always known: I am a people person. I feel more like myself when I am present with others, not when I am lost behind a screen.
Now, as I look forward, I feel like myself again but with more awareness. I know darkness may return. Life is never linear. So this time, I want to build something stronger within me, something steady enough to hold me when things feel heavy again.
In my next blog, I will share more about my spiritual growth and what returning to myself looks like as I step into 2026.
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