When the fireworks burst into color and midnight marks a new beginning, we’re not just turning the page — we’re redefining what’s possible! We’re welcoming 2025 with open arms, a whole lot of excitement, and maybe a few too many slices of celebratory cake. Let’s be real — the New Year’s resolutions can wait until after dessert!

The coming New Year is the ultimate reset button, giving us a chance to look back and say ‘Hey, we really did THAT?!’ We didn’t just survive in 2024; we thrived. We solved problems, attached meaning to these moments, and took notice of lessons, which even Yoda would have been proud. Let’s all just pat ourselves on the back — please! We’d win that trophy for “Being Awesome” if there was one.

Now, buckle your seatbelts because 2025 is going to be crazy ride. It’s all about rising the energy level this year and taking on new adventures. Larger visions, crazier concepts, maybe even a dance off or two, (seriously, somebody, please get the playlist started). The time has come to bring our most creative selves to the table (or blow up the table entirely). Sustainability? Oh, we’re all over it. Building connections? The phrase ‘better together’ is about to undergo its own renaissance.

Let’s not forget gratitude — what’s a New Year without a bit of love? To everyone who made 2024 unforgettable, thank you everybody. Whether you were part of the team, were with us in the stands, or added to the movement, we wouldn’t be where we are today without you. I couldn’t be more grateful to be in the presence of you all… you’re awesome, you’re entirely inspiring, but most of all you ARE yourselves. You are the MVPs; the wind under the wings of all the great stories we ever wrote.

And here we are, as we dive head first into 2025, and let’s just embrace it with the kind of enthusiasm we normally save for free pizza. We hope to have stories of kindness and courage, along with maybe a little bit of chaos (the good kind). It’s all about making memories around here, and we are going to bring our A-game this year. We’re going to make this year epic, this year be a blockbuster, we’re all the heroes in this story. 

So, here’s to making 2025 big, bold and lots of fun. Let’s make it one for the history books. Happy New Year, everyone! Let’s go out there and shine brighter than all those holiday lights combined. Cheers to another year of being fabulous, one resolution at a time. And if anyone needs us, we’ll be over here plotting how to make 2025 the best year yet, probably with a slice of cake in hand.

Penned By:

Rtr. Yasiru Vithana

Editorial Committee Member 24-25