CALEB

For a lot of us, the 31st of December should be a normal day. It is not the end of the world, it is not the end where we conclude on things because we did not get them during the year. The 1st of January 2024 is indeed just another day. However, there are checkpoints. 1st January is another checkpoint. Checkpoints are times when we look back, show gratitude, and plan for days ahead. Checkpoints are avenues for reconsideration. Checkpoints are 2nd chances. For those of us who played/play arcade games, you will know that most games have checkpoints where once you have gotten to them, even if you fail you don’t start afresh, you just start at the last checkpoint. Thus, 1st January works that way. For some of us, it is not only the 1st of January that serves as those moments, the 1st of July, the 1st Oct (New FY - my last two years have started in October), new job roles, the 1st of April also serve same purpose. The essence of checkpoints is to reflect “this level of game that I am not pa...