2025 My Final Hour, My New Era

A Story by Claude Dow

Here’s to you.

Here’s to the person who stood in the fire and did not burn but forged themselves in the flame.

Here’s to the one who traded grudges for grace, who swapped sorrow for clarity.

Here’s to the strength that came not from avoiding the storm, but from learning to stand still within it.

Here’s to the smart heart that chose to forget, to forgive, to finally be free.

Here’s to the eyes that once held tears, now holding peace.

You didn’t just survive the year you transformed because of it.

You turned lessons into armor, wake up calls into wisdom.

So raise a glass to yourself.

Your era has begun.

Cheers to the strong.
Cheers to the clear.
Cheers to the calm, unshakable human you are now.

Walk into the new year not hoping for peace…
but already wearing it like a crown.