January '26: Happy New Year

As a new year begins, I wish you strength & warmth.

May love & light guide your path & may we choose connection over distance & support over silence, especially when life feels hard & the road feels heavy.

The new year is often seen as a time for big resolutions & reflection. But growth doesn’t always look like grand achievements. Sometimes, simply making it through the days was the achievement & that is also fine. Surviving, enduring, showing up,… that matters.

Life is not about what we accumulate. We are born with nothing & we leave with nothing. What remains are the moments of love, kindness, honesty & presence we shared along the way.

You don’t need ambitious goals or radical change to be worthy of a new beginning. Sometimes it’s okay for things to stay as they are. And sometimes, choosing just one intention, one small habit or gentle shift, & showing up for it consistently is more powerful than trying to change everything at once.

Setting intentions can feel hard. But if you feel open to a little inspiration, here are a few small changes that can have a big impact on your health and well-being:

-Movement that feels supportive, not punishing: 5x30 minutes a week of moderate intensity

-Start your day with 5 minutes of conscious breathing: inhale through the nose for 4 seconds, let the belly rise, then exhale slowly through the mouth for 6 seconds.

-Give your mind and body a break from screens 1 hour before sleep till 1 hour after waking.

-Activate your brain daily in a nourishing way: read, listen to a podcast, learn something new, or do a puzzle.

- In the evening, take 5 minutes to journal: what went well, what you’d like to change, what you’re grateful for.

-Nourish yourself with mostly unprocessed food and aim to drink at least 1.5 liters of water daily.

Above all, be gentle with yourself when things don’t go as planned. No one wins 365 days in a row. There will be harder days & you may feel like giving up. But you can always return to your path with compassion & kindness.

May this year invite softness where you need it, courage where you lack it, and clarity when the way forward feels unclear.

Step by step is enough. You are enough.

A few moments and lessons that shaped last year.

Last year wasn’t about perfection, success, or having it all figured out.

It was about showing up in ways that felt honest and human.

About choosing connection over isolation, hope over heaviness, and kindness over hardness, toward others, but also toward myself.

If this year taught me anything, it’s that we are not meant to do life alone. That small moments matter. That growth often hides in the messy, quiet, and uncomfortable places. And that goodness is real, present, and growing, even when the world feels loud and heavy.

May we keep choosing each other.

May we keep choosing softness without losing strength.

And may we never underestimate the power of being human, together.

Thank you for being part of my year

Feeling grateful:

-For the people who made me laugh this year, even on the days I didn’t feel like smiling. You reminded me that joy can exist alongside heaviness.

-For the moments I pulled myself together and went outside, when every instinct told me to hide in my shell. Showing up was an act of courage.

-For the new things I tried, even when they weren’t successful, smooth, or particularly fun. Trying was the win.

-For the beautiful moments shared with people who consistently show up for me. Your presence is home.

-For learning how to set boundaries, and for the people who respect them without question. That kind of love is rare and safe.

-For the life lessons, even when they came with goodbye, grief, and pain. They taught me who I am, and which people calm my nervous system and help me grow.

-For the opportunities I was given, and for the courage to say yes, even when fear came along for the ride.

-To witness growth in others, and to be allowed to support and stand beside them, especially in their most vulnerable moments.

-For choosing to see possibilities where difficulties dominate, and for choosing hope and positivity when negativity felt loud.

-For every big and small moment that made my heart jump and the corners of my mouth curl upward. And for everyone who reached out to me, you are living proof that goodness exists, grows, and will always be stronger than any darkness.

Happy New Year!

Love

Lindsey