2025 Year End Message

Year-End Message

What a wild and wonderful year this has been!
At times it felt as if I was riding a wild horse, uncontrollable speed…

It was a year of grief, sadness, despair, but also of hope, celebration, and gifts. AI, Trump, war, sport, death of loved ones, birth of babies, ideas… A year of mixed emotions.

My takeaways of the year:

1. Friendships are part of the foundation of a meaningful life. Who are the friends with whom you feel safe, nurtured, accepted, and loved?

2. Endurance is a component of emotional intelligence. When life is really hard, endurance is a gift.

3. Being healthy is linked to aging. When I am not healthy, I feel 101.

4. Work is life – life is work. I am incredibly grateful that I see work as my purpose.

5. Everyone has a story – just listen.

6. Only a very few, selected people will ever know the “you without the happy mask”; treasure those.

7. Time is precious. Choose wisely.

8. Trust your gut. Tune in to your intuition – you know things.

9. Kindness matters. Start with yourself.

10. Remember who you are and where you come from.

 

Hanrie and Grover