Welcome back my darlings! It’s the last post of 2025, the annual fair well post. My favorite post of the year sometimes. Okay well not my favorite but pretty close. I know this year has been another year of chaos and madness, distress and sadness. Depression and endings, new beginnings and endless waiting. As we close the year I want to reflect not on the negative, but on the positive. See I know we could all go on for days and months about how things didn’t go our way this year. But can we name a few things that did go our way? Things that made us proud? Surprised us in the best ways?
As usual, I’ll lead by example, but I challenge you to do the same when you’re done reading this post or even before you start. I’ll wait? Pen and paper or a note on your phone? Or even just speaking it out loud. Maybe even comment below, I’d love to know. Okay, here’s my list.
This year one of my biggest personal goals was to bring myself closer to my family, but more specifically to rebuild a relationship with my brother that I’d lost. Which, it has light years to go, but as the year comes to a close I feel closer to him than I have in years. I can only hope he feels the same. But the point is I’m proud of the progress.
I’ve also continuously pushed myself outside my comfort zone, trying new things. New foods, new activities (Emo Night for example), attempting to make new friends. As well as playing pool, even if I was terrible at it? Which I’m okay with that.
Always with the small wins. Like how I kept up with my monthly post at least. See, my biggest goal with Stormy Ville was to be consistent. If you’ve been a long time follower you know I’ve struggled to nail down an good formula for my posting, except this year… I finally figured it out! It only took half the year but hey! A win is a win, no matter how small.
Another success for the year was focusing on my book, and my health. I wanted to spend 2025 focusing on my physical and mental health while working on my book which, I have. I’ve gotten started on the next draft, and for my health, I’ve been working on listening to my body more. Which isn’t as easy as I thought it would be. I just I surprised myself when I sat down to list the things that went right this year, because it felt like at every turn everything was going wrong. Which is sometimes how life is… okay, more times than not how life is. But, maybe if you sit down and think about the good for a minute? Let that sink in, it’ll surprise you.
With that there is one last thing I want to leave you with before we close the year, and leave you to have the holidays…
2026 is just another year. You are what changes. You’re beliefs, your mindset and your heart. You. I know that’s hard when the world is falling apart around you. But peace really does come from within, you can’t rely on that boy or girl to make you happy. Or the raise at work to make life better. Or that fancy car to fix things… damn sure can’t wait for you’re health to be all better for you to be happy and at peace. You have to find a way to make it happen now. I know that’s easier said than done. It’s something you learn and practice every day. It’s definitely not easy, but it’s worth it.
So, until next time, next year.
Stay safe, love hard, protect your peace ❤
XOXO Hails
I’ll see you on the flipside : )
Stormy Ville 
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