Let’s Wrap Up 2025, Shall We?
This year, I had a lot going on; it was almost as though the moment I screamed “Happy New Year!” the year began to reveal everything it had in store for me. As it unfolded, I learned to fly, or at least, I believed I did. Or maybe I’m still figuring it out. But one thing became very clear: I could no longer afford to just walk. Too many things tried to pull me back, slow me down, or root me in one place. So, I learned to fly.
The truth is that I started writing this sometime in Q3 because I didn’t want to miss out on capturing the important moments. If I followed the TikTok trend where people hold a cake and write everything they achieved in the year on it, there would honestly be so much to say, but it wouldn’t all fit, and it wouldn’t sound simple at all.
This year, I am deeply grateful for how God held me. That truly defines how my 2025 went, because God really came through for me. I remember a message I received around August from a friend who said, “God is indeed your recompense, Deda.” And that stayed with me. Truly, “You crowned the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance” (Psalm 65:11), and my life is evidence of it.
Many of the things I had to do this year were things I wasn’t used to, far outside my comfort zone. Things that made me rethink my decisions, things that scared me. But I guess that’s the thing about life, isn’t it? You’re never really ready. You just have to spread your wings and hope you catch the wind.
I asked myself more than once, What if I fall?
But then I heard another question just as loudly: What if you fly?
This year is definitely one for the books. I set my heart on certain things and chose not to overthink myself into discouragement or self-sabotage. I simply did them. Maybe my angels were working overtime, or maybe my friends were constantly on my case this year, whichever it was, the point is that it yielded results I’m genuinely grateful for and happy about.
2025 was a year of learning, deep, stretching, exciting learning. And I know that years from now, I’ll look back and be grateful for everything I learned during this season.
It was also a year of many firsts. I became an author this year, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I became consistent with my writing, finally sharing my words without overthinking every full stop and comma.
There’s still so much more I’m not at liberty to share just yet, but I am honestly grateful for 2025. God truly and genuinely held me.
So yes, 2025 happened exactly as the Lord said it would.
See you in 2026.