Annadruaux - Anna Druaux

Allow yourself to be a beginner. Allow yourself to be imperfect, because all that striving to look like the person who’s five years deep in their dream is going to keep you stuck. Comparing yourself to someone who has already done the work, someone who has already grown past the beginner stage. You have to allow yourself to be terrible. Give yourself six months of starting and being terrible. Because if there’s one thing I know about 2025, it’s the year of action. It’s the year of saying enough is enough. It’s time to quit dreaming. It’s time to push through the fear of being seen, being heard, being a failure. Push through the discomfort. It’s okay to have 5 views on your first YouTube video. It’s okay to have only 2 sales from family and friends. The point is you’ve started and it’s only up from there. Let go of this idea of being a perfect beginner. You’ll stay wishing and dreaming year in year out with this mindset. Consistency and acceptance of imperfection is how you start and win in 2025.

By Anya Leex

Kodawari Ramen, Paris

“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed”

— Friedrich Nietzsche (via neckkiss)

“Before you “assume” try this method called “ask”.”

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By Anya Leex

By Anya Leex

By Anya Leex

end of year asks

what did you learn about yourself this year?

best moment of the year?

worst moment of the year?

what was the biggest change you experienced this year?

best song of the year?

best album of the year?

what’s one thing that happened this year that you want to change?

best book/book series of the year?

best television series?

how was your love life this year?

what made you cry the most this year?

biggest regret of the year?

best movie of the year?

favourite place you travelled this year?

did you make any new friends?

did you learn anything about your sexuality this year?

what are some hobbies that you developed?

what surprised you the most this year?

do you look different from the beginning of the year?

how did this year treat you in general?

what message would you give yourself at the beginning of the year?

has your fashion style changed this year?

one of the best meals you’ve had this year?

who has made the biggest impact in your life this year?

what’s one thing that you hope will continue next year?