Have you ever heard the song, Levitating, by Dua Lipa? It was released a few years ago, but I had never heard it until a couple days ago. On our way home from our early New Year’s Eve dinner, my daughter put it on in the car. When I heard it, I went nuts. I loved it. It made me joyful. It made me dance. It gave me energy.
So like I usually do when I hear a song that speaks to me, I play it over and over and over again, like 20 times at least. But then I thought, ‘What the hell does levitating mean?’ Not that it really matters. Whatever she’s singing is making me happy. But whatever levitating means, I want to do it!
I’m a journalist so I love words and was surprised I had never heard the word levitating. So I looked it up. It means: “to rise or float in or as if in the air, especially in seeming defiance of gravitation.” In the song, Dua Lipa is levitating because of a new guy she just met (I think.) So now, I love the song ten times as much because I know that feeling. You meet someone and you fall madly in love really fast, and you’re having so much fun you feel like you can fly. Levitate in Dua Lipa’s case.
But then I thought, why do we need romantic love to cause us to levitate? What I mean is, can there be other reasons we feel like we’re floating on air? Of course! I don’t know about you, but in 2025, I’m planning on levitating, and not just over my love life.
Here are 8 reasons I’m levitating in 2025:
1. Family.
Family is a group of people that you’re stuck with. I don’t mean that in a bad way. What I mean is, you didn’t choose them. God chose them for you. And although we all have those little things about our family members that drive us a little crazy, have you ever thought to yourself, “How blessed am I that this is my family?” That’s a feeling that can cause you to levitate. There is no one who will be there for you like family. No one. They’re not perfect, but they are gifts, each and every one of them.
2. My birthday.
Guess who’s turning 60 this year? Yep. It’s kind of unbelievable to me, since emotionally I still feel like I’m 30. I think it’s kind of funny when young people treat me like I’m old because I feel so young. When I look in the mirror, I see more than an older person’s face. I see someone who is full of energy, and who has so much more to do in life, and that scares me because things start happening health wise more and more the older we get. But I’m not going to worry about it in 2025.
This year, I’m levitating because I’m able to have a really good quality of life regardless of my age and health issues. Whatever age you will turn in 2025, please levitate not just on your actual birthday, but every day when you wake up and look at yourself in the mirror. You’re not just getting older, you’re getting wiser and more beautiful.
3. Relationships.
I’m not talking about romantic relationships, although I’m still levitating when it comes to my guy. But think about all the relationships you have, starting with your kids, your friends, your dog, your fitness instructor, your Starbucks barista, your kids’ teachers, your neighbors, and people you see and have been seeing and interacting with for years in your community. Aren’t these people all worth levitating over? If you had said no, you probably would have moved a long time ago.
Community and relationships are worth celebrating and levitating over because they are even more meaningful than you think. Nurture them. Be kind. Be thoughtful. Appreciate each relationship for what you get out of it and what you give to it. Each one is unique and beautiful in its own way.
4. Passion.
If you think about it, it would be impossible to levitate without passion. This new year, ask yourself what your passion is and then go do it. For me, almost 12 years later I’m still levitating over Divorced Girl Smiling. It started as a passion to help others. But to build something, a community, and to watch it grow and prosper drives the passion even more. In other words, I’m levitating higher and higher each year.
What makes you happy? What are you good at? What gives you purpose? What makes you feel good about yourself? It’s not always easy to figure out your passion, but if you follow the path that answers these questions, and you surround yourself with people who inspire you, people you want to be like, you’ll feel passion sooner than you think.
5. Faith.
A lot of people getting divorced or who are divorced will talk about feeling alone and lonely. That’s heartbreaking to me. I find a lot of comfort in knowing that if God is with you, you are never alone. If you feel alone this season, read the bible and talk to God. Faith is one of those things that the more you believe, the more you believe. The more you talk to God, the more you talk to God. People also tell me that they feel a lack of control, and that that’s a hard thing to live with. What’s one thing you can control? Your faith.
6. Giving.
How do you feel after you volunteer somewhere for an afternoon? How do you feel when you make a financial donation to a really good cause? How do you feel when you visit someone who is elderly, someone you know is alone a lot? How do you feel when you help someone get a job? There is nothing more levitating than giving back. It’s so empowering and makes a person feel great about themselves and about life.
You can’t control a lot of things, but you can control putting goodness into the world and sharing your beautiful self with others in need. Why not make 2025 a year of thinking of others? Because guess what? If you do that, others will think of you, and your life will be wonderful. In other words, help others levitate and you will levitate even higher.
7. Power.
Why is it that so many people don’t allow themselves to see how much power they truly have? You have so many wonderful qualities, you are smart, you are beautiful, you are capable, and you are special. That is something to levitate about! I cannot even count the number of women I know who got divorced and were sad and depressed and scared and unsure of themselves and insecure, and ending up reinventing themselves and living their happiest life. If they can all do it, so can you! You are so strong and courageous and DESERVING of the life you want. I believe that, but you are the one who has to believe it. The choice is yours.
8. Beauty.
The last thing I want you to be levitating about is the beauty that is all around us all day every day. Let’s start with you. When you look in the mirror this year, why not promise yourself that instead of criticizing what you see—your wrinkles, body, facial spots, hair thinning and more, look inward and decide if you like what you see in there—in your mind, in your heart, in your core. I bet you will.
I would also recommend levitating about the beauty of the outside world. There is so much beauty everywhere we look. Flowers, the sun, the beach, even snow covered lawns are beautiful. Don’t focus on how cold you are, instead use your eyes to see God’s beauty.
There is also beauty in every person, in every interaction, in every piece of food you eat, in every breath you take, and in everything and everyone you touch in any way. There’s a lot of bad stuff in the world but the good definitely outweighs the bad a hundredfold. A thousandfold. A millionfold.
In closing, you have a choice. You can make 2025 just OK or you can make it your best year yet. There are many, many things you can’t control—most things. And bad things do happen. There’s nothing we can do about that. But you can control your ability to levitate. If you think about it, you can do anything you want. You just have to make a plan, believe in yourself, and one more thing: do the best you can. No one can take that away from you. How beautiful is that? So beautiful, it could make you levitate.
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