It’s 2025 & time to live life in Full Bloom! – #WOTY2025

Happy New Year! It’s 2025 and time to live life in Full Bloom!

Like many, I have chosen a #WOTY for several years and I’ve always found they have helped guide my year. In most cases the word has been exactly what I needed at the time.

In the early days I would spend so much time ‘finding’ my WOTY but the last couple of years the word has presented itself to me out of the blue and I’ve just gone with my gut feeling. It has proven successful so I continued with that selection process.

Last year, my WOTY was FREEDOM and although I think I subconsciously used this word as my guide I feel that towards the latter part of the year my thoughts and living were more aligned with JOY.

My WOTY 2025 is BLOOM

So why ‘Living Life in Full Bloom’?

Being in “full bloom” in life means reaching a stage of growth, fulfillment, and self-realization, much like a flower at its peak. It’s a time when you’re not only comfortable in your own skin but also thriving, having embraced your unique strengths, wisdom, and desires.

The season of life is a beautiful, ever-evolving journey. Just like the changing seasons in nature, our lives move through different stages. There’s something magical about the season when we are in full bloom. To me, it is a time when we are at our most vibrant, when our purpose feels clear, and when we radiate with energy and possibility. Well that’s the aim anyway. Perhaps I’ve still some things to overcome but I’m not going to waste any more days – I am going to LIVE LIFE IN FULL BLOOM!

At 67 time is moving at what seems a rapid rate so I will have as my mantra for 2025

If not now, when?

Being in full bloom is not just about our accomplishments, successes or our external appearance; it’s a deep inner knowing and alignment. It’s a time when feel in tune with our true self. It’s about fully embracing our strengths, our passions, and our purpose. Much like a flower reaching toward the sun, we too stretch toward growth, guided by the light of our dreams and aspirations.

When we are in full bloom, we stand tall, bright, and fully visible to the world, embracing everything we have become.

Now is a time to celebrate who we are, and how far we’ve come. It’s a reminder that, like flowers, we each have our own pace and time to bloom. Some bloom early, others later, but all in their own perfect season.

Blooming doesn’t have to be the end but the beginning of so many more Springs. When the petals of a flower fall, the seeds scatter and more blooms will grow in time.

Being in full bloom means fully embracing the present moment — feeling gratitude for who we are now, and for the journey that has brought us here. It’s about savoring the beauty of life, knowing that even as we bloom, there will be new chapters and seasons of growth ahead.

So, let us bask in this season, for it is ours to cherish, to learn from, and to grow deeper still, like a flower ever-reaching toward the sky.

Living in full bloom is about honoring your life experience, nurturing your growth, and embracing joy, regardless of age. It’s a celebration of a life well-lived and the continuous journey of blooming where you are planted.

This year I will start writing my private memoir just for my family My daughter told me her Dad had written a book about his life which she will cherish. She didn’t know much at all so has a history of his life for her enjoyment as well as her children knowing who ‘Poppy’ is. I thought the idea was a good one as I wish I had asked my Mum and Dad more questions about their lives before they died.

This year, I will be starting Your Weekly Boost: Living Life in Full Bloom, a Newsletter to inspire you to thrive and savour every moment of life after 50. Each Monday, start your week with Your Weekly Boost which will offer simple, practical ideas to help you feel vibrant and grounded in your life’s journey. Whether you’re exploring new ways to care for your body, staying active, or finding inspiration to nurture your well-being, Life in Full Bloom is here to help you live each day with intention.

Starting today I’m overcoming one of my fears and publishing a poem I wrote about blooming

Previous WOTY

Each year from 2016 I’ve chosen a WOTY and I’ve usually selected my word as early as November. My previous WOTY have included:

• 2016 I wanted to find more BALANCE in my life.
• 2017 I wanted to SIMPLIFY.
• 2018 I wanted to THRIVE and in
• 2019 I chose two words – COMMIT AND EVOLVE.
• 2020 I chose a statement – MAKE IT HAPPEN
• 2021 I chose to put the focus on SELF and where I was placing my energy ‘I needed to embrace my SELF and live my life with the focus of keeping what SERVES me WELL and LETTING GO of what is holding me back and making me feel trapped in life‘
• 2022 I chose BE – Just BE – living life your way
• 2023 I chose TIME – to use my Time wisely
• 2024 I chose FREEDOM – the freedom to choose how I live my life

Happy New Year and here’s to being fit & fabulous after 50 living life in full bloom!

A special link up to start the year – Have you chosen a word of the year?

If you’re into writing a word of the year post for 2025, we would love you to link up with us. You are welcome to join in with us by adding a link to your post (WOTY specific) below and appreciating what words others have chosen and why. It’s always a fun way to start the year, looking for a word to focus on. Hope you can join in. Thanks to Denyse Whelan for approaching us with the idea and the graphic.

Be sure to check out my co-hosts posts and others who have linked up. I always enjoy reading what others have chosen for WOTY.

Deb from Deb’s World
Donna from Retirement Reflections
Jo from Joanne Tracey, Author

I look forward to reading what WOTY you have chosen and why.

Women Living Well After 50

Living Life Your Way