As I enter a new year, I am realizing how important it is to have an anthem. Not a resolution. Not a slogan. Something steadier than that.
For now, 2025 and 2026 are sharing the same anthem: Tubthumping.
The last few months have been testing.
The weather has made it harder to get out of the house. That kind of confinement wears on you whether you acknowledge it or not.
I have been walking alongside Jason through the struggles he has been having with his eyes. That uncertainty carries real weight.
At the same time, I am still navigating the frustration of trying to find full-time employment. I am showing up and doing the work. I keep going even when progress feels slow and unclear.
This is not abstract hardship. It is daily life. It is patience, waiting, worry, and persistence.
That is why this song fits. Not because it is clever or nostalgic, but because it is honest.
I get knocked down. That part is not hypothetical, it is simply life. But I get back up. Again and again. No dramatics. No victory lap. Just the steady decision to keep going.
Some days that looks like loud defiance. Other days it is quiet grit. Either way, I am still here.
Still moving forward.
Still standing my ground.
That anthem may change someday. But for now, it fits this season exactly. If these years are about anything, they are about endurance. And for the moment, this song says it better than anything else I could choose.