Question for 2023

May your resolutions feel light, hopeful, and even a little uncertain

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January has begun, my friends.

Every year, I ask myself, “what resolutions do I have for this year? What are my goals? Who do I want to become this year?”

While I enjoy the oomph of a New Year, if I had to be honest, I always struggled with making resolutions. Instead, I set really, really general intentions.

Being > striving

It’s not that I don’t have any goals, I just have a hard time seeing them from the same perspective as a few years ago.

My whole life, I’ve operated from a state of doing, hustling, and motivating. It’s definitely driven me forward and helped me check off many items on my list, but I’m at a different part of my journey now.

Striving simply feels less important than being.

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My question for 2023

This year, my intention is a question:

“How free would I be, if I move as if I’m fully protected?”

I’m excited to see where this question takes me. Sure, it’s different from my past New Year's intentions, as they are usually words or phrases. But hey, I set it as a question because I'm ready for it… right?

After all, questions open me up to a lot more possibilities.

Questions are not like my usual solutions.

Questions are my ultimate surrender to the now.

Do you set New Year’s resolutions? If yes, have you set them yet?

In any case, I hope your resolutions expand you! I hope they feel light, hopeful, and even a little uncertain.

Because all good stories begin with uncertainty.