Change, Courage and Commitment, What do you think?

How was 2024 for you?  I hope and pray for you there was happiness, love, growth, progression, excitement and joy.  I do know that for many it was full of turmoil and confusion, fear and exasperation caused by circumstance and no obvious light at the end of the tunnel.

 As we venture into a new year what small changes can be made in your world to see those big changes happen?  What would you like to happen?  What do you feel you can do to become an even better version of yourself ?  Are you ok to take responsibility for your life.  So in light of this new year, lets rid negativity, lets park stress, and lets lean into hope.

It is not too late to begin again. New experiences and ideas can spark change in unexpected ways. If this resonates with you, I urge you to be patient with yourself as you put together a new dream. It takes time to bring the parts together to create something beautiful.  If you are not starting something new, it may be that tweak things and make changes in what you are already doing.

Pay attention to the little things. After everything you have been through, it is not too late for you to breathe deep with courage and create ‘that’ something new."

Engage with life as you observe the patterns and changes though, don't forget to notice the good patterns too. The small movements in the water, building into something larger than anything you could ever have imagined.

Continue to remind yourself that courage comes in many shapes. To me courage is Fear prayed for.  There is room to move slowly toward the mountains you are moving toward in a mindful way, no matter the shape your courage takes.  Nelson Mandela said “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.  

I hope and pray there may be room for you to be present to life this year in a way that allows you to breath more freely beyond the confines of who you thought you had to be, whether due to self or others. Even though you don't always know what the future holds, you are still free to pay attention to the small ways you feel yourself changing. Notice where there might be room for healing and growth. Allow yourself to engage in the process of learning as you go and always recognise the growth.

There are times in life when we have the time, energy, and capacity to sit down and figure it all out and there are other times when the best thing to do is to put it on the shelf and figure it all out later. Wherever you find yourself allow yourself to be there fully. And as energy levels change and seasons change in your every day, trust your instincts but be true to yourself and honour your capacity.

As I always say, surround yourself with people that do you good and not harm. Even when meaningful connections are made in ways you cannot always see or predict, and in the timing you didn't expect, one day you will look back and see that all along, a story was unfolding. There was no way of knowing exactly how it would all work together in real-time, but as you moved from one breath to the next, those moments were not in vain and through it all, you learned to be grounded right here in the present, even while waiting for love and meaningful experiences to bloom in new ways.

Perhaps, in this season of your life, you're getting to know yourself beneath the layers, and it matters more than you know. And this is lifelong work. We are all a work in progress. Carry on today, knowing that even by sowing the smallest seeds of gratitude, curiosity, and awareness, you are growing in ways that will continue to bloom with time.

Let’s be there for each other in 2025, lets climb those mountains together and understand quitting on ourselves doesn’t need to be an option.  You are a gift to this world and if you don’t already know that, it is without doubt the place to start.

May the silent battles you fought in 2024 turn into your greatest victories in 2025

This is the year to let go of old patterns. Clear the slate and make space for growth and abundance.  This year choose people who choose you.

Be encouraged in the place you find yourself right now, be blessed in every minute of every day of every month of the year, be amazed by what is and is to come and be expectant of those dreams and aspirations that belong to you.