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Thrive in 2025

  • corafranklin68
  • Feb 28
  • 3 min read


The day we closed on our land.
The day we closed on our land.

Are you a New Year's resolution or a word of the year person? A couple of years back, I realized that when you work on yourself year-round, you don't need a New Year's resolution. Instead, I began adopting a word of the year. In 2023, my word was "Growth," and grow I did. I grew my business. I grew roots in my community. I grew out of my comfort zone and old habits, and I began doing things I never thought possible. It was a year full of growth and adventure. By the time 2024 came near, I felt like I had the bull by the horns. I had goals in mind and a clear picture of what we were working towards. My word for 2024 was "Progress." Did we progress? Absolutely! Even if it wasn't exactly the way I had in mind.

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2024 wasn't a year without struggle, but thankfully, I'd say the good outweighed the bad. There were highs and lows, twists and turns, and a couple of unexpected curveballs thrown our way, but we progressed despite our obstacles. However, towards the middle of the year, "progress" felt a lot like "pivoting" as we faced some big changes as a family. In the midst of helping my parents prepare to sell their home, we found and bought a long-sought-after chunk of land. My husband had a change in his schedule at work for the second time that year, and I took a step back from my business to explore other things. During this time, we also made the decision to pull our kids from public school to homeschool them, and while heading down that rabbit hole, decided to rid our home of preservatives and cook everything from scratch... what's one more thing, right? Oh, a baby. That's the one more thing and one of those unexpected curveballs I mentioned earlier... After Thanksgiving, we found out baby #3 was on the way. To say we were shocked would be an understatement, but what's life without a little shock and awe?


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So here I am, sitting in 2025, the last year of my 20s and with a baby on the way. The irony in all of this is, months before 2025, I was pondering my word of the year. Looking back on 2024, I thought of all the changes and realizations I had made. I learned to let things go, prioritize what was most important to me, and to just be present. So I thought my word of the year should be "simplicity." That's when God laughed and laughed. Now, with baby #3 on the way, so many things to do and take care of in the coming year, I don't believe "simplicity" is the right word. However, the word "Thrive" keeps coming to mind. Plus, I like the ring of "thrive in 2025." No, it won't be easy; this will be another year of pivoting and hard work and just figuring things out, but I've decided I'm going to thrive. I'm going to be present with my children and family. I'm going to slow down and enjoy life's craziness one step at a time, and I'm going to thrive.

Now with that being said, I have not completely abandoned my business (this girl's got a house to build). I am still pivoting, though, and some other things are in the works, so stay tuned; more is coming, including newfound recipes and life hacks that I have picked up in 2024. I hope you enjoyed this short read. I'd love to hear from you in the comments! What were some of your takeaways from 2024? What resolutions are you working toward, or if you are like me and have a word of the year, what is it?

The measure of success is happiness and peace of mind.

Bobby Davro


 
 
 
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