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" Take care of your words and the words will take care of you. " - Amit Ray
January is the month where we make promises to ourselves, but by February they are often long forgotten. Despite my best intentions over the years, I have not always managed to follow through all of my resolutions. For the last decade, however, I have chosen a word to be my companion for the whole of that year and I love this process.
Just imagine …
A word greeting you every morning to set your intention for the day.
An ally on your shoulder guiding you.
A pebble in your pocket to hold on to.
A whisper in your ear to support you.
A presence to inspire you.
A friend by your side.
I have had the pleasure to journey with align, embrace, visibility, soar, balance, dare, connect, gentleness and presence.
In 2024 the word which invited itself in my life is
RISE
To me, rise symbolizes movement, embracing change and taking a new direction.
After a year of reflecting, marinating, bouncing around, and back, and forth, I am ready to take ownership of my unavoidable mid-life changes and rise with them.
Resilience • Inspiration • Strength • Empowerment
I am neither rising from the ashes, nor rising to the top, just rising in my self-leadership as a woman in her mid-life adventure.
Throughout the year, my dear reader, I will share with you where this new word and direction take me.
We will explore: change, purpose, attention, perceptions on aging, self-care tips, body wisdom and relationships with ourselves and others. All of it wrapped in gentleness and humour.
More next month.
For now, over to you ... Which word would you like to welcome in your life this year? Here are some thoughts that might spark your inspiration: • Do you feel drawn to movement or stillness? • Expression or reflection? • Action or feeling? • What would you like more of in your life? Relationships? Work? Environment? • How do you want to express yourself and show up? • What do you want to feel in your body? |
This month, I invite you to be open and curious, let YOUR word reveal itself to you and dare to be the change you want to see in your organisation, family, community and life!
'TIS THE SEASON TO BE GENTLE
You've reached that phase in life where your thermostat is more unpredictable than the weather, your brain as foggy as the South Downs on a winter morning and your mood swings are more vertiginous than the pendulum ride on the Brighton Pier.
Mid-life doesn’t have to be
wild and mad!
Gentleness can hide in our biggest challenges, and I will help you find it!
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