2025 Promises: They Just Hit Different

Every January, the same. How will I start this year better than the last? How will I achieve my goals and fulfill my purpose?

Well, one super quick way to really clarify things is to get a breast cancer diagnosis. That’s what fall of 2024 was for me. More on this later.

So as I observe some of the trends for kicking off 2025 (“more of/less of”, “leaving/taking”, one word theme, etc.) here are my thoughts:

GOALS:

  1. Be cancer-free by Dec 31, 2025

  2. Share my “journings” (journey and learnings) so others can benefit

  3. Enjoy my life, be more content by experiencing the following each day/week;

    the joy of LEARNING;

    the pleasure of CREATING;

    the fun of ADVENTURE /being in the “now”;

    the pride of RISK-TAKING; and

    the happiness of SELF-CARE

METHODS:

  • Less coffee, More water

  • Less screen time, More quiet mornings

  • Less planning, More enjoying

  • Less Future & Past, More Now

  • Less Control, More Freedom

  • And most importantly; Less “hoping for the best, but setting the bar low to avoid disappointment”… and More creating, doing, and ultimately, manifesting.

BRINGING INTO 2025

  • Wake up between 4:30 and 6:30 AM

  • Yoga, stretch, or walk by 7:30 AM

  • Breakfast by 9:30 AM, switch from coffee to water

  • Last coffee before lunch

  • Late morning: creating and doing while my brain is super active

  • After lunch: learning and self-care while I’m calmer

  • “When at home, dock my phone”

  • Short walk after dinner

  • In bed by 9 PM