Hi Suzy, I absolutely LOVE this approach and is EXACTLY how I need this year to begin.. Thank you 🙏 I’m finally making the leap.. off to upgrade to a paid subscription 😊💕
This is so weird and slightly freaky as the words coming up for me have been acceptance, true expression, comfort and joy, and like you I want to slow down the chase, accept where I find true comfort and joy and not try to be bigger and better each year. It’s going to be a big shift to be ok with that, but last year was a big year, and slightly exhausting, so I’m ready for this ❤️
Flourish in all areas of life, especially in my community, online offerings and publishing 2 more books.
Last year was huge, this one will be too. And it starts with full rest all of Jan. That’s how I got last years book written. Forever going against the grain!
Thank you. You may not see much of me in writing this month and next but I’ll dip in and out on occasion like this time last year then be back to full swing in March x
I don't have a precise word (at the moment) but over the last couple of months I've been hibernating and dreaming and planning for the start of this year. Like you, I want to do more with my writing - both my novel and Substacks. And as I tend to drift aimlessly and forget what I'm doing most of the time, as well as hop from one shiny thing to another, this time I have a gentle plan. This time I have given myself soft goals, then broken them down into quarters and then months and then weeks. But all these stages can be reached easily so I don't feel pressured but I DO now have a map. I have also built in 'buffer' time in case I have bad days. We'll see how it goes, but I do feel very optimistic and inspired :-)
100% on board with sleeping into the New Year. Starting the year with rest. As you said, it's winter in the northern hemisphere. A go get it attitude is not at all lined up with nature right now.
Looking forward to pulling out my journals from this year and doing a deep yearly review. The practice of review each year at the start of a new year has been very rewarding.
This is where I’m at Suzy. I was thinking about what ‘deep rest’ looks like for me and you summed it up beautifully ‘to hunker down and write…’ There maybe some reading in there too 😉 My word of the year is daydream. I want to fully embrace my inner world which I’ve often made wrong or weird. It was the only place nobody could control me growing up and I’m so glad it’s all mine. Nobody can get in there!!! Happy New Year 🥳
How often do we make our inner world wrong or weird? I'm with you. No more! It's our space to grow, stare into space, and just be totally yourselves. yep! I am with you.
I'd like to emerge into this year like all the bulbs I've planted, with gentle intentional growth. Heartleap provides just the right growing conditions for that.
Gentle intentional growth—wow, I love that, Jean. Like the bulbs. I have a little 'garden' this year, and I have planted bulbs and am going to get very excited seeing my bulbs emerge this year.
Hi Suzy, I absolutely LOVE this approach and is EXACTLY how I need this year to begin.. Thank you 🙏 I’m finally making the leap.. off to upgrade to a paid subscription 😊💕
upgrade in bed in your PJs.... if you really want to do it in style 😂
This is so weird and slightly freaky as the words coming up for me have been acceptance, true expression, comfort and joy, and like you I want to slow down the chase, accept where I find true comfort and joy and not try to be bigger and better each year. It’s going to be a big shift to be ok with that, but last year was a big year, and slightly exhausting, so I’m ready for this ❤️
My word for the year is 'imperfect.'
Imperfect. Lovely. I love the idea of totally embracing every beautiful imperfection I have
My word for the year is stillness 💕 this post really resonated with me
Let's just get still and quiet and cosy and sit and stare into space for a while.
Flourish is my word of the year 🌸
Flourish in all areas of life, especially in my community, online offerings and publishing 2 more books.
Last year was huge, this one will be too. And it starts with full rest all of Jan. That’s how I got last years book written. Forever going against the grain!
Flourish is such a beautiful theme of the year. And yes, to flourish, we need deep rest. As ever, you are inspiring from the front.
Thank you. You may not see much of me in writing this month and next but I’ll dip in and out on occasion like this time last year then be back to full swing in March x
I don't have a precise word (at the moment) but over the last couple of months I've been hibernating and dreaming and planning for the start of this year. Like you, I want to do more with my writing - both my novel and Substacks. And as I tend to drift aimlessly and forget what I'm doing most of the time, as well as hop from one shiny thing to another, this time I have a gentle plan. This time I have given myself soft goals, then broken them down into quarters and then months and then weeks. But all these stages can be reached easily so I don't feel pressured but I DO now have a map. I have also built in 'buffer' time in case I have bad days. We'll see how it goes, but I do feel very optimistic and inspired :-)
I like the idea of soft goals, gentle plas
100% on board with sleeping into the New Year. Starting the year with rest. As you said, it's winter in the northern hemisphere. A go get it attitude is not at all lined up with nature right now.
Looking forward to pulling out my journals from this year and doing a deep yearly review. The practice of review each year at the start of a new year has been very rewarding.
Make sure you do your review in bed, with a pillow nest and a huge cup of tea....
You read my mind.
I picked love as my word this month, maybe for the whole year. Gently does it! ❤️
Love is the answer; love is the way, love is everything.
Good choice!
This is where I’m at Suzy. I was thinking about what ‘deep rest’ looks like for me and you summed it up beautifully ‘to hunker down and write…’ There maybe some reading in there too 😉 My word of the year is daydream. I want to fully embrace my inner world which I’ve often made wrong or weird. It was the only place nobody could control me growing up and I’m so glad it’s all mine. Nobody can get in there!!! Happy New Year 🥳
How often do we make our inner world wrong or weird? I'm with you. No more! It's our space to grow, stare into space, and just be totally yourselves. yep! I am with you.
I'd like to emerge into this year like all the bulbs I've planted, with gentle intentional growth. Heartleap provides just the right growing conditions for that.
Gentle intentional growth—wow, I love that, Jean. Like the bulbs. I have a little 'garden' this year, and I have planted bulbs and am going to get very excited seeing my bulbs emerge this year.