There’s an idea that has stayed with me for a long time.
That we are not simply spectators of what the Universe presents to us,
but something closer to a catalyst.
Everything that passes through us—experiences, encounters, coincidences—enters, and leaves transformed. Not because we control it, but because we are here. Because all of it is filtered through the way we feel, the way we think, the way we are.
That is our imprint.
Our trace.
And this doesn’t apply only to what is material or tangible. It repeats itself in every greeting, every email we send, every conversation, every interaction with what exists beyond the limits of our skin. Even in what we tend to call chance.
If we really think about it, this process extends in every possible direction, and it has been happening for as long as there has been time.
We are the result of an infinite sequence of events whose probability is so small that two thoughts inevitably collide in my mind:
that we are extraordinarily fortunate to be here,
and that perhaps free will doesn’t fully exist.
And still—or maybe because of that—I want to believe that something is ours to shape. That some margin, however small, belongs to us.
Not what arrives,
but how we move through it.
How we transform it.
And if that is true, then I want to invite myself—and invite us—to keep giving our best. To handle with care what life places in front of us. To do so with intention, and in favor of the shared good.
From something as simple as saying good morning.
Giving everything on the bike.
Saying thank you.
Saying “I love you” more often.
Because if we sustain those gestures over time,
if we remain aware of the effect we leave behind as we pass through,
we may end up building something we cannot yet imagine.
We may not be able to choose what 2026 will bring.
But we can choose how we move through it.
How we transform it.
May it find us present.
Giving our best, even in the small things.
Even when no one is watching.
We may not be able to guarantee a perfect year,
but perhaps a deeply ours one.
And with that,
it will likely be enough to call it a good year.