It is almost time to turn the calendar page from 2024 to 2025. What are you going to do with this gift of a new year? What small details will you notice in your everyday life? What transformation do you want to accomplish? This blank slate is waiting to be filled with your story. What will you write into your life in 2025?
if the thought of tackling the outline of an entire year leaves you frazzled, unsure, or nervous, may I make a suggestion? Start with January. What is one thing you really want to add to your calendar for the month? And what is the one thing you should remove from it? Life is a balancing act. When we pencil in too many activities, none of them get done well.
Take this gift of a new year and cherish it well. If you accept each new morning as the gift that it is, you will be more present – for yourself, your loved ones, and the rest of life. I long ago gave up staying up until midnight on New Year’s Eve in exchange for watching the last sunset of the old year and the first sunrise of the new year. Greet the new year with joy – it can be filled with wonderful possibilities and beautiful memories.