Reflections on another year

         The end of the year is fast approaching which has me thinking about the trajectory 2025 took.  

        2025 definitely didn’t start off on a great foot for me.  The first few months were really turbulent and stressful.  I made the decision to step away and try to sell the business, whilst also taking a leap and starting with a new company.  This year also marked the start of my grading year for black belt.  And because I don’t do things small in my life, add in a baby on the way.  That’s a whole lot of change in one year.  What became apparent for me was to be able to navigate all this while staying grounded.  This year marked a year of mindful meditation, relaxation, and restorative time.  I realized that I’d been living my life too fast and exhausting myself.  The pace that I was so accustomed to was no longer sustainable, so changes needed to be made.  I focused on doing less, but still accomplishing all the things I usually do.

         It’s funny the way things turn out.  We make our resolutions, and goals, and without fail something always comes up or gets in the way.  Doesn’t mean that we give up or abandon our plans though; just means that we have to be more flexible and find other ways to accomplish what we set out to do.  The amount of time we have hasn’t changed, just our perceptions.  It may seem like we have more to do, and sometimes that is true, but we also still get to choose what we do with our time.  What is important?  It’s okay if that changes, because sometimes our priorities need to change.  For the things that still matter it is about creating and recreating routines to keep them a priority.

          Did 2025 go the way I thought it would? Heck NO.  However, I learned lots along the way.  Things that were important to me I found ways to keep them a priority.  As for everything else, I just went with the flow.  That doesn’t mean I didn’t have any struggles, but I kept my focus on what I needed to do and just kept taking small steps towards that.  No real magic formula other than that. Small steps forward.