Feeling into 2024

I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions anymore. I’ve spent a lot of years setting goals that were often unrealistic or restrictive with the intention of “fixing” the parts of my life that were lacking. But I was never lacking. I just bought into the cultural narrative that keeps us feeling like we are not enough. Let’s call in a little more self-compassion for the year ahead!!

A few years ago I was gifted the idea of choosing a word instead of making a resolution. To choose a word that reflected how I want to feel for the next year. Like a waypoint to guide you through the journey ahead. No longer a litany of “to do’s” to judge ourselves against. Just a word to consider as the year unfolds. A word to guide you along the way. A word to help you feel if your decisions or actions bring you closer or further away from how this word feels for you?

I would invite you to get quiet and envision how you want to show up in 2024. Goals are great but there is often a more powerful feeling we are trying to achieve that lies just beneath. What feeling do you want to embody in 2024? THIS is your word.

My word for 2024 is PROSPERITY. It dropped in very clearly and at first I was taken aback as if felt a little superficial. So, I sat with it a little longer and soon understood that this word represents growth in all aspects of my life. So PROSPERITY it is. It provides an opportunity for me to be aware of actions and choices that feel expansive in my life. 2024 will be a year of strong and healthy growth in all aspects of my life. Here we grow!!!