Step Confidently into 2025
Happy New Year!
Are you ready for 2025?
It still feels pretty new, which is why it’s helpful to employ some anchoring exercises to support you as you get clear about how you want this year to be for you.
I always start my year by choosing a word or phrase, something to focus on, dive into, and act as a theme or inquiry for the upcoming 365 days.
Some of the ones I’ve chosen in past years include: receive, relax, joy, shine, communion… you get the idea. Once you hit on your word (or phrase), the invitation is to spend the next 12 months deepening into how you can experience it in your life.
Happy New Year!
Are you ready for 2025?
It still feels pretty new, which is why it’s helpful to employ some anchoring exercises to support you as you get clear about how you want this year to be for you.
I always start my year by choosing a word or phrase, something to focus on, dive into, and act as a theme or inquiry for the upcoming 365 days.
Some of the ones I’ve chosen in past years include: receive, relax, joy, shine, communion… you get the idea. Once you hit on your word (or phrase), the invitation is to spend the next 12 months deepening into how you can experience it in your life.
As I write these words, eagles are circling and flying across my view. An omen to zoom out and take a broader look at life. See your life as if from far above.
Is reading this email giving you an idea for a word?
Sometimes one instantly pops into your head. If that’s not the case,
Here are 3 ways to help you tune into your word for 2025.
1. Ask
Allow yourself to take a moment to get quiet. Take a few deep breaths and relax into a more expansive space. Once you’re there, ask:
What is my word (or phrase) for 2025? Is there something specific I would benefit from focusing on?
Here’s a list of some of the words our community has shared with me over the years to give you some suggestions: compassion, bold, trust, faith, love, dream, balance, speak, mindfulness, pause, deliberate...
2. Use A Book
If you’ve done #1 above and nothing has come, you can try this cool trick.
Grab any book off the shelf
Shut your eyes
Think about what energy you’d like to call in for this year
Randomly open the book
See where your eye lands
What does it say?
Did this help?
3. Meditate on It
Once a word comes to you, try it on.
Settle into the energy of that word.
How does it feel?
Is there an opportunity here for your learning and growth?
Is this where or what you feel you would like to explore in 2025?
If the answers feel affirming, you’re on the right track. Don’t be dismayed if you feel a bit scared. That’s often a pre-requisite to change.
Most importantly, have fun with this! This exploration is meant to be joyful and exciting, not another have-to chore.
As always, let me know what you chose!
Wishing you abundant blessings in 2025.
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One Word to Rule Your 2024
Do you feel ready to start your 2024?
If not, maybe this will help.
One of my go-to practices that I’ve been doing for over a decade is to choose a word or phrase, something to focus on, dive into, and act as a theme or inquiry for the year.
Happy New Year!
Do you feel ready to start your 2024?
If not, maybe this will help.
One of my go-to practices that I’ve been doing for over a decade is to choose a word or phrase, something to focus on, dive into, and act as a theme or inquiry for the year.
In the past, I’ve chosen lots of words – receive, relax, joy, shine, communion… you get the idea, then I spend the next 12 months deepening into how I can experience that word or phrase in my life.
Perhaps simply reading this is giving you an idea!
Sometimes a word instantly pops into your head. If that is not the case, here are 3 ways to help you tune into your word for 2024.
1. Ask
Allow yourself to take a moment to get quiet.
Take a few deep breaths and relax into a more expansive space. Once you’re there, ask:
What is my word for 2024?
Is there something specific I would benefit from focusing on?
2. Use A Book
If you’ve done #1 above and nothing has come to you, you can always try this cool trick.
Grab a book, any book, off the shelf and close your eyes. Think about your word for the year, what you’d like to call in, and then randomly open the book. Look to where your eye lands and see what it reveals!
Any help?
3. Meditate on it
Once a word comes to you, try it on. Settle into the energy of that word.
How does it feel?
Is there an opportunity for learning and growth?
Is this where or what you feel you would like to explore in 2024?
If the answers feel affirming, you’re on the right track. Don’t be dismayed if you feel a bit scared. That’s often a pre-requisite to change.
Most importantly, have FUN with this! This exploration is meant to be joyful and exciting, not another have-to chore.
As always, let me know what you chose!
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What's The Word? Start Your 2020 Off Right
It’s January and everyone is scrambling to get those resolutions and promises in place.
But what if i told you there’s a really simple technique to start your year that would help you truly align with grace and ease?
Ready?
It’s super simple, really easy, and fun!
Here's the idea- choose a word, 1 word, to be like a lodestone, an organizing principal, or inquiry for your year.
It can be any word.
Sometimes the word pops right into your head as soon as you sit for a second with it. Other times, it takes a little coaxing.
I’ve been doing this to start my new year now for nearly a decade and it’s become a profound activity for me, as much as my beloved vision board.
It’s January and everyone is scrambling to get those resolutions and promises in place.
But what if i told you there’s a really simple technique to start your year that would help you truly align with grace and ease?
Ready?
It’s super simple, really easy, and fun!
Here's the idea- choose a word, 1 word, to be like a lodestone, an organizing principal, or inquiry for your year.
It can be any word.
Sometimes the word pops right into your head as soon as you sit for a second with it. Other times, it takes a little coaxing.
I’ve been doing this to start my new year now for nearly a decade and it’s become a profound activity for me, as much as my beloved vision board.
In the past, I've chosen words like: trust, love, relax. shine and flow. Other folks I know have picked words like: faith, focus, patience... get the idea?
Once you have your word, here's what to do:
Allow this word to dance around you all year.
Write it down in at least 1 place in your home or office, more if you can!
Allow yourself to return to this word again and again, as you explore your inner landscape and use it whenever you plan and vision.
My goal in using this annual word, is to have it so thoroughly penetrate me, that IT becomes the guide and the teacher, revealing the lessons it has in store for me!
Last year, my word was flow. I REALLY wanted to allow myself to relax into knowing and receive guidance. I'd spent so much of my life pushing that I wanted to try a different way.
I CANNOT tell you how impactful that inquiry was for me. Seriously, it changed my life. I stopped really planning and instead started asking for guidance.
For 2020, when I checked in about my word, it was WILLINGNESS.
Sometimes I have to laugh at the perfection of it all. Because now that I am choosing to live a more guided life, I ACTUALLY have to DO what I'm being told to do! 😂 😂 😂
Thus my word.
If the idea of ONE word feels limiting, you might want to try a yearly theme.
Or, if you like, a phrase.
Perhaps the theme for your year is to be financially independent, or more present in your everyday, or accepting of yourself and others.
Whether it's ONE word, or a theme, I encourage you to sink into that all-knowing space within you, and ask what that is.
Write it down on post-it notes around the house or office, stick it on your vision board, make a flyer or poster. Allow your word (or theme) to be like an anchor for your year, a guide, a way to navigate 2020.
As always, let me know how it goes!