New Year, New Beginnings

Looking ahead at 2025

To start off the year I wanted to share a quote that I find inspiring. 

“Every new year is a new beginning, a chance to start fresh and write a beautiful story about our lives.”  – Elise Green.

As 2024 ends and 2025 begins, the horizon sparkles with new beginnings, fresh accomplishments and the thrill of setting new goals. There’s something electrifying about the crisp unseen days ahead, like the first page of a notebook waiting to be filled with hopes and dreams. The new year may also bring unseen challenges, each one like a peak we will climb, learning and growing as we rise. For me, 2024 has been a year full of triumphs, each one shining like a star in the sky. Graduation felt like a grand celebration, walking across the stage with my family and friends cheering me on. Each step echoed the hard work it took to get there.

The sense of pride in that moment was like the warmth of the sun after a long cold winter. Then, finishing my first year working at Aerie felt like a satisfying click as I grew in my confidence and skill. One of the most exciting accomplishments was seeing my romance novel, The One That Never Got Away, get published on Wattpad: a piece of my heart shared with the world. The most profound victory, however, was the simple act of living with a disability and still doing the things that no one thought I could do, like exercising the freedom to move, to explore and dream. There’s a quiet beauty in embracing the ordinary.

But this year wasn’t without hurdles. Starting college meant stepping into a vast sea of unfamiliar faces that I have never seen before. As I navigated my way through new classes, a brand-new sense of independence flashed before my eyes. However, moving into my college dorm felt like leaving behind a part of myself. Each box I unpacked was like a bittersweet reminder of home. I missed the comforting sounds of my family’s laughter, the warmth of their presence and the routines that had anchored me for so long. Yet, in the solitude, I also found room for growth.

Last year I learned how to stand on my own feet, both literally and figuratively. Making new friends was like a new life had just begun. Sometimes it felt like the right connections grew easy and other times it required me to have patience with them and myself. But each relationship, each new bond has been like a piece of a puzzle that made my life richer. 

As 2025 begins, I step into this new year with hope, curiosity and a sense of confidence knowing that no matter what lies ahead, I will face it with the resilience that this past year has forged in me.

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