Year-End Thank You

As the year 2025 comes to a close, I wanted to pause and
honor the moments and beings that contributed to my present.

You are one of them.

Thank you for being someone who chooses to act,
thank you for choosing support,
thank you for choosing me.

2025 brought a lot of ‘First’s in my life.

Feb – First time I felt and was safe emotionally, physically, and cognitively

Mar – First time I couldn’t hold my body up physically

Mar – First time I felt the fire and strength I hold, advocating for myself in midst of collapse

Apr – First time I learnt details of my neurodivergence

May – First time I learnt I was losing sensations in my body since age 15

June – First time I saw myself with clarity and awe

June – First time I screamed for help, and world showed up
(You showed up!)

June – First full anaphylaxis

July – First few publications of my learnings with the world under my presence mark

Aug – First time using a power wheelchair

Aug – First time experiencing life and cliff in a day
(~Noon at the park in wheelchair, playing with bubbles;
Evening in the ICU, holding hope)
! I made it !

Sept – First time placing a door sign with health & safety policies

Sept – First time going outside on my own,
not on my feet but on wheels

Oct – First time being supported by an In-Home care provider

Oct – First emergency surgery

Oct – First time understanding my neuro-cognitive profile,
giftedness, abilities

Oct – First food pantry donation pickup

Nov – First out-patient neurology consult

Nov – First time on my custom power wheelchair
(I named her Oonavella;
Oona for comfort, vella for fierce protection)

Nov – First time opening a freezer door or reaching
without straining my body in over 3 years!

Nov – First fun-only outings as a power wheelchair user

Nov – First time opening my innovations, designs,
and frameworks to the public for open collaboration

Dec – First time ever with buzzed hair

Dec – First time brushing my teeth without distress in my entire life

Dec – First time as a registered Non-profit Founder

Dec – First time experiencing freedom of all forms

Dec – First time experiencing myself live, not just survive

As a being who never thought I would make it this far,

Here I am.

Choosing joy and love with every breath.
Because odds of me being alive might be in billions,
choice to be present is just one that I make over and over again.

From this ground, I dedicate rest of my life to
building a world where well-being is at the core of every decision,
in life, in systems, in care.

I don’t believe in grandiosity, I believe in the now,
I believe in the power of standing in full truth,
and I believe in the wisdom of life (not life as a timeline,
but life of all forms and life itself).

So, I am here not to change the world alone,
I am here to lead a movement that gently and truly honors beings
as they are.

Changing the world is merely an outcome, not the act.

The Sahana Movement is now a registered 501(c)(3) Non-Profit.
Details about it can be found at thesahanamovement.org

Thank you for being part of my village this year.

For showing up in the ways you did.

For your care, your generosity,
your thoughtfulness, and your presence.

None of this happens alone — and I don’t pretend it does.

If you’d like to stay connected,
see what I’m building, or continue supporting this work
in whatever way feels right to you,

Everything lives here: harshinibusireddy.com/links

This page is the easiest doorway — whether you want to read,
follow along, share, or support.

Thank You!

Happy Holidays,
– Harshini Busireddy