Hey family, Baarū Nyamīrū wishes you all a fantastic New Year holiday full of blessings. My holiday season has been wonderful. I’m spending it with my parents. Lots of love, lots of laughter, lots of memories, lots of rain, and the farm is looking green and vibrant. It’s been such a blessing because we have long rains ongoing, which is quite unusual at this time. Nyamīrū and Mwangi send you all lots of love, laughter, and peaceful moments with your families 👪, and wish you a superb start to the new year: 2026!
I hope everyone is looking forward to the new year. Set your career and personal goals early so you can have a smooth take-off. The most important thing is to be kind to yourself. Elevate your presentations, build confidence, and always remember to take care of yourself. If you can dream it, you can visualize it, you can speak it, you can work toward it, and ultimately, you can actualize it. The world 🌍 will always bend to your becoming.
How great of a man, a father, and a granddad must Baarū have been to bring us all here today. All from one support system, yet each individual working relentlessly toward their precious goals. Farmers, nurses, educators, managers, teachers, creatives, mathematicians, chefs, entrepreneurs, accountants and auditors, librarians, founders, engineers, artists, tech-nomads, writers, developers, reverends (👀 not sure we have one yet, but never say never), explorers…yet all from one origin. What a visionary he must have been to create tributaries that still serve us today. How proud would he be if he gathered us all for a tiny desk conversation? It is upon us to be proud of who we are! It is upon us to take pride in the foundation that makes us who we are today. We ought to understand that the ambition and resilience that drive us today are of the same magnitude and vigor that gave Baarū his deserving labels: a visionary, a legend, and a super granddad. It is our responsibility to carry the torch that granddad proudly ignited.
2025 was marked with elation, celebratory moments, and the departures of important pillars in our support system. And while departures are emotional and sorrowful affairs, we understand that they are and will forever be part and parcel of the world of the living. A blessing to walk among the living, and a blessing in disguise to rest and face the great slumber. It is what we do during our journey that defines our departure. The relationships and partnerships we create today define the impact of our departure. Baarū gave us a foundational origin that allows us to be ourselves today. Cūcū Kīrigo taught me self-worth, self-love, and how to be confident in my own skin. Njogu taught me the power of testimony, gratitude, and how to speak my goals into existence. Uncle Mūchina was the gateway to my adulthood and ultimately shaped the man I am today. Despite heartbreaking departures, they instilled values in me that guide my daily interactions and engagements. This is the true value of family and foundational support.
Jane Austen reminds us that we must face our departure the same way we face life, head-on with wit. Baarū faced both with grace, the glow of independence, and the harmonious ring of continuity. Cūcū Kīrigo faced both with love, hospitality, kindness, and a knack for sniffing out confidence in others. Njogu faced both with selflessness and humility, a vessel of the good gospel. Uncle Mūchina faced both with bravery and the joyous nature of a guardian. I want to treat my departure the same way I treat my life. I want to face mine head-on with vigor, and the pride of an African origin.
A step forward. A leap. A jump. A hopping duck. A crawling baby. A sluggish dance for the slow burns. A running doe. A skipping doeling, just happy to be. A step in the right direction. One that gets you closer to your goals. One that justifies the validity of your precious dreams. For what reason would I choose a pretentious life over the happiness of being my authentic self? Why would I succumb to external pressures when I can lean on the values within: values instilled in us through family and foundational support. Why would I seek it elsewhere when true happiness lies right here with me? My attestation is that what I once prayed for is the window that hosts my envoy today.
It is the little things that warm my heart. A new mother in our midst. A new father who just stumbled upon his ogre shoes. A niece or nephew fresh off the boat. A career conquest. A new city waiting to be discovered. A prestigious college invite. A new skill added to your portfolio. The brewing of a new friendship. A founder tapping into their creative core. The rekindled spirit of self-discovery. And, of course, my pen constantly doing the most and giving me headaches.
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The holiday season finds me and turns me inside out.
The spirit of Christmas finds me and turns me into a tooth fairy🧚♂️.
Now my nephew is the Master of Coin🪙.
The holiday season finds me and turns me inside out.
The spirit of Christmas finds me and turns me into Santa🎅.
Now my nieces and nephews want to be in my good books📚.
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Happy New Year Family!!
We are blessed beyond measure!