One Little Word: 2025

I hope you had a nice Holiday! We we had some down time together, and we all got some sleep and rest, which was so nice. And, I cannot believe our little girl turned seven-and-a-half-years-old this week! She is growing in every way and she loves learning, she is incredibly creative, she has the best ideas, and she is curious about everything, which I hope never ceases!

It is a new year, which means there has been much talk about fresh beginnings. For me, I keep things simple and I select a word, an intention, for the year, and I try to really embrace the word for the year, which feels like a theme or mantra for the year.

I have reflected on my word for this year: thrive. Last year, I chose the word wild; I chose the word joy; in 2022 the word present; in 2021 the word grace; in 2020 the word bliss; in 2019 the word embrace; in 2018 the word peace; in 2017 I chose relax; in 2016 I chose present; in 2015 I chose flow; in 2014 I chose trust; and in 2013 I chose the word create.  The idea of picking an intention has worked well over the past few years, and this is my eleventh year doing this one little word intention. 

2025 was a challenging year on many fronts, including the great loss of our beloved Victory. We miss her dearly. There is so much going on in our world presently. Thus, I picked the word “thrive,” this year to really try and thrive versus just simply survive.

I have found that resolutions do not always work too well, but keeping a word, a mantra, an intention, in mind is simple way to shape my year.

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” — T.S. Eliot

Happy New Year!