Was 2025 Really That Bad? What It Prepared You For in 2026​​​

By Lotfi M’Rad
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​2025 has been yet another very challenging year for many of us. And not just 2025, but the years before it as well. 2020, 2021, 2022, and so on. So the question is simple. Was it really that bad, or were there also good things hidden in it?

In this video, I invite you to look back at 2025 differently. I share my own experience, the challenges I faced, and what they taught me. I prefer to call them challenges rather than problems, because challenges are things we overcome. And when we do, we grow stronger, wiser, and more experienced.​​

I encourage you to take a piece of paper and a pen and write down what you remember from this year. Divide it into what you consider good and bad if you want. Then revisit each point and ask yourself how you feel about it today, not how you felt back then. What did you learn from it? You may notice that some experiences you labeled as bad actually brought growth, clarity, or new opportunities.​​

I share personal stories from my life, including moments where losing something or someone later revealed itself as a blessing. Sometimes this realization comes quickly. Sometimes it takes years. But today, things are moving faster. Awareness is growing faster.​​

I also talk about asking for help. Something many of us struggle with because of ego or pride. Yet asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. All successful people have mentors, support systems, and communities around them. No one does this alone.​​

Volunteering, community work, and mutual support have played a huge role in my life. They fed me emotionally, spiritually, and at times even physically. And through them, I met people who shaped my path, including my current partner and the mother of our child.​​

2025 was also a year of closure. In numerology, it is a nine year, the end of a cycle. 2026 is a one year, a year of new beginnings. This does not mean everything suddenly changes on January first. It is a gradual, fluid transition. Endings and beginnings overlap.​

What matters most is this. You made it through 2025. You are still here. You survived not just this year, but everything that came before it. And that alone tells you something about your strength and resilience.​

Looking ahead, 2026 will continue to bring change. More clarity. More exposure. More truth coming to the surface. Growth will continue. New opportunities will appear where old structures collapsed.​

To receive what is coming, we need to let go of what no longer serves us. If we hold on too tightly, we cannot receive. If we open up, doors and gates open in front of us.​​

This is not a time to walk alone. Community, connection, and support matter more than ever. If you resonate with this message, if you feel called to grow, to connect, to move forward differently, then reach out.​

You choose what you do with your life. And if you need guidance, support, or clarity for your next step, I am here.​​

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