Hello all,

As the clock turns and we step closer toward the new year, we’re often told to look ahead, to set goals, to win bigger.. we're told to be more visible, more successful, more.. 'something'.
But this week, I want to invite you to think a little differently; I'm posting this now, to give you plenty of time.

This new year shouldn't just be another chapter in the book that is your life, but a quiet opportunity to decide what kind of human you want to be when no one is watching.

Humanity has always moved forward not just through grand inventions or loud victories, but through people who chose to share instead of hoard, to help instead of profit, and to build things together simply because they 'could'. This is the spirit behind open collaboration, behind free and open-source software, behind every shared idea that made the world better without asking for permission or applause.

FOSS isn’t just about code. It’s about trust. It’s about believing that knowledge grows when it’s shared, that progress accelerates when barriers fall, and that generosity can be a default, not an exception. It’s proof that people, working together, can create something stronger than any single person ever could.

Now, this may be obvious, but I'm going to say it anyway.. that same idea applies far beyond technology.

This new year, I challenge you; do something good without announcing it. Fix something that isn’t yours. Help someone who can’t repay you. Share your time, your skills, your patience.. and then walk away quietly. No posts. No credit. No record. Let the good exist simply because it should, simply because you have willed it to be so... simply, because you can.

There is something powerful about doing the right thing anonymously. It keeps your intentions clean. It reminds you that kindness doesn’t need witnesses to matter.

Be the person who improves a system without signing their name.
Be the person who leaves a place better than they found it.
Be the person who gives; not because it looks good, but because it 'is' good.. and again, because you can.

This year, strive to be better, but not louder. Strive to be kinder, more thoughtful, and more curious. Strive to be more willing to listen, and more willing to build together rather than compete alone.

If enough of us choose that path; and choose it quietly, consistently, and without expectation, this world may just change.. it may just 'improve'.

So let us raise our glasses to a new year of shared knowledge, unseen kindness, and doing good for the simple reason that it’s worth doing, and for a possibly unfathomably, radical reason.. because you can.


Thank you for reading; go out and make something better.
Don’t tell anyone you did.


Someone will still know..
you (and me, I'll be with you in spirit). I wish you luck.


I hope this finds you well, and Happy New Year.

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