At the start of 2025, I wrote my word of the year “Flow”, to remind myself to honour my journey wherever life takes me. And soon after I wrote it, I forgot about it. Until life hit me the hardest.
This year hasn’t been the easiest. I’ve learnt what it means to let go of something that was no longer serving. I’ve learnt so much more about myself than I ever had my whole life – that I am stronger than I think I am. I’ve learnt to appreciate life as it is and to flow with the present moment, because what comes next isn’t always meant to be controlled. I’ve learnt that through it all, I’m still whole.
It is realising that life isn’t happening to me, it is happening through me. And with that, I’ve learnt to take everything, good or bad, with grace and gratitude. Nothing is ever just a coincidence.
2025 for me was about shedding an old identity, and embracing the new – new friends, new hobbies, new perspectives.
And now, I’m ready for what 2026 will bring.
