2025 Word of the Year

It’s January 28th as I type this and the reason it’s taken me this long is because I’ve been struggling a lot with how to approach 2025. Last year was a struggle for me. Physically it was tough having Epstein Barr Virus for much of the spring and summer, and mentally I had a breakdown or two over launching my book while feeling physically terrible.

I went into the end of the year with terrible anxiety and a lot of fear about not only the state of the world but the state of my world.

I didn’t feel well and it took me a minute (or 28 days, I guess) to figure out how to push myself into gear this year.

Until I realized that maybe that’s the problem. Maybe I shouldn’t be pushing towards anything. I can keep doing what I’m doing with my work without pushing for or working towards a newer, bigger goal. It’s ok if I don’t make more money this year. It’s ok if I don’t gain a following (in fact, I’ve lost thousands of followers after speaking up about my political beliefs… Good riddance!). It’s ok if I don’t have some huge project to work on.

I realized that my big project of the year should be peace. A peaceful life, a peaceful home, peace with work, peace with turning 40. So that is my word of the year: peace.

Inner peace, outer peace, world peace. All the peace!

I clearly needed to get back into regular therapy which I was avoiding for a few months, so I’ve already started that and it feels great. I also am trying to move my body more and eat more protein to get in great shape (but without going crazy) before my 40th birthday.

I really want this year to be happy and peaceful at least in my own little bubble of family and friends and day-to-day life. If I can achieve that, I’ll be more proud of anything I could accomplish professionally!

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