Flow: My Word for 2025

The last post of 2024 is the welcome of the next.

“Go with the flow. Force nothing. Let it happen, or not happen… trusting that whichever way it goes, it’s for the best.” – Mandy Hale

For someone like me, who often feels the need to juggle, push, and spin every plate at once, flow feels like a quiet rebellion. It’s an invitation to stop fighting against the current and, instead, lean into its rhythm.

In the last six years, so much has happened, and exhilaration has often danced with exhaustion. I became an entrepreneur—with its twists and turns—while being a mother to two small children (my eldest is now eight). I’ve been involved in social justice movements in different ways, unlearning many things I once blindly believed. I’ve invested a lot of time in personal development, refusing to live unintentionally. I’ve grown and become different versions of myself. I have felt, shed, loved, travelled, cried, laughed, and pushed myself. I pushed myself. I pushed myself.

And now I’m craving a steadiness—a gentle movement that feels smooth, pur…