Yearly, I decide a phrase to information me, like a north star for the 12 months forward. Immediately I’m sharing my 2025 phrase of the 12 months together with the one Charles picked out too!
Deciding on a ‘phrase of the 12 months’ is an annual custom I’ve grown to essentially love. Final 12 months, it was “simplify”, and the 12 months earlier than that, “curiosity” (really cherished that one). These phrases assist floor me, focus my power, and provides me a way of objective. This 12 months Charles joined me in selecting a phrase: it’s a great one.
My 2025 Phrase of the Yr
This 12 months’s phrase for me? ROCKS! Now earlier than you allow me, let me clarify…
Have you ever heard the quote in regards to the jar crammed with rocks, pebbles, and sand? It’s a gorgeous metaphor for all times. In case you begin by filling your jar with the massive rocks (your priorities) the pebbles and sand will naturally settle in round them the place there may be area. However should you fill it with sand first, there’s no area left for the rocks…
Guess what I did this 12 months? I stuffed my jar with sand and pebbles, and it left me totally exhausted with little to no room for the issues that matter most together with my well being and time with my household. Not okay.
I’m a really visible individual, so I really bought a reasonably rock to place at my desk to function a day by day reminder of my dedication to those few key priorities.
The Fact about 2024
If I’m going to be truthful, I’ve labored too onerous through the years. I LOVE what I do for work, however the whole lot in life has a tradeoff. You are able to do something, however you may’t do the whole lot. Belief me, I’ve tried.
One way or the other the years have began flying by. I really feel prefer it was simply yesterday that Charlie took his first steps and now he has a moustache and dimension 11 mens toes (insert mama tears). My dad has Alzheimer’s and it looks like I can by no means discover respectable chunks of high quality time to spend with him and my candy mother which blows my thoughts. I watched my sister-in-law combat breast most cancers this 12 months and it gave me an entire new appreciation for a way valuable life is (she kicked most cancers’s butt for the file). And whereas I really feel 30, this 12 months my physique didn’t agree and determined it was time for peri-menopause (what a wild experience).
I can’t flip again the arms of time, however I definitely could make higher trades shifting ahead. And that’s what this 12 months is about for me.
Right here’s the massive takeaway: Life is brief, so make area for what issues most.
Let that sink in my pals.
First, determine what your rocks are. The individuals, passions, and priorities that actually convey you pleasure and success. Then, let the smaller stuff (the pebbles and sand) discover their place round them!
The fact is, we solely have a restricted period of time on this earth (only a couple billion seconds, give or take!). So let’s spend it properly: put money into what’s vital, let go of what’s not, and create a life with out regrets.
Ask your self: What are your rocks this 12 months?
Need assistance? Listed here are some suggestions.
The best way to Discover Your Rocks
1. Replicate on What Brings You Pleasure
Take into consideration the moments if you’ve felt the happiest or most fulfilled. What had been you doing? Who had been you with? These are sometimes clues to your priorities and passions!
2. Determine Your Values
What values information your selections? Possibly it’s household, well being or journey. When you make clear your core values, it’s simpler to acknowledge what aligns with them.
3. Consider How You Spend Your Time
Your calendar will mirror your priorities. Take an sincere take a look at your calendar. Are you dedicating time to the issues that matter most, or is your schedule crammed with obligations that don’t align together with your priorities?
4. Declutter Your Life
Typically discovering your rocks means clearing away the sand. Let go of commitments, duties, or habits that don’t convey you nearer to your objectives or convey you pleasure. My recommendation? Reserve your resolution making power for the issues that matter in life. Resolution fatigue is an actual factor – be conscious of your power.
For me, an enormous one was the psychological load surrounding mealtimes. What’s for dinner? Ugh. Excellent news, I can simplify it for you. Put dinners on autopilot utilizing the Fraîche Desk meal plan. It streamlines meal instances with easy wholesome recipes and computerized grocery lists—it’s a recreation changer!
5. Journal About It
Write down your ideas about what issues most to you. Typically placing pen to paper helps uncover patterns or insights that aren’t instantly apparent. I really like writing issues down! There’s nothing fairly prefer it.
6. Have Sincere Conversations
Discuss to individuals you belief like your pals, household, or mentors. They’ll usually see your strengths, passions, and priorities much more clearly than you may. I really like looping in these closest to me on what my objectives are additionally to assist me keep on monitor.
7. Embrace Change
Your rocks may change over time, and that’s okay! Life is dynamic, and so are your priorities. You possibly can revisit this course of often to make sure you’re staying true to what issues most. I at all times say that I reserve the precise to be flawed and I reserve the precise to alter my thoughts. You possibly can too.
Charles’ Phrase of the Yr
‘High quality’ is Charles’ phrase of the 12 months, and I adore it. He celebrated his fiftieth birthday this 12 months, and whereas he has at all times had a deep appreciation for well being and life (he misplaced each his mother and father to most cancers in his 20’s which altered his perspective perpetually), this 12 months has been an enormous pivot for him. High quality (vs amount) in relationships, moments, purchases, and meals (in fact) amongst many would be the theme for him. It actually resonates with me as somebody who has had a behavior of equating worth with quantity through the years.
Okay my pals! I’m wishing you all the most effective as you uncover your individual rocks. Have enjoyable with the method and luxuriate in constructing a life that feels significant and joyful. You’ve acquired this.
Joyful New Yr and thanks for being right here, I respect you. xx Tori
