Happy New Year! I’m glad to find you here, reading the first Bella of 2025. Are you ready to turn the page on a wealth of possibilities? I am.
When we first started brainstorming about this month’s theme, I inevitably thought about books and how I love to turn that first page and jump into a new story. We are just like books, you know. All the chapters of our lives fall out in unpredictable ways, and we find ourselves not only the main characters of a million different stories, but also, just like the best dynamic characters in fiction, growing and changing along the way until we might find our characters unrecognizable from who we were when we began.
That’s a good thing, friends.
I certainly am not the same person I was at 20, or 30, or 40. Heck, I’m not exactly the same character in my professional roles or with my own family or friends. And I promise everyone is grateful for that.
So, what have we learned along the way, and where do we want to go?
I have learned that I need something new to do to spark curiosity and joy and passion every so often. I like to learn new skills, meet new people, try new jobs, travel to new places.
I have a few goals for this new year, not resolutions — I hate the pressure of those — but I definitely have goals of new ways to stretch myself both mentally and physically. And I hope to enlist the help of a few friends to hold me accountable along the way.
Whatever your wishes for 2025 are, I think you’ll find some great inspiration here in Bella to ignite your excitement. Whether it’s trying out a new fashion trend, making a bold life move or shifting your perspective away from the scale and toward your overall health, you have lots of content in these pages to get you motivated.
Cheers to you and cheers to all that 2025 has to offer. Now turn the page and start living it!
— Lisa Player
