How are you feeling? Bit tired? Ready for a break?

I hope you are going to get one soon. I am. At the end of this week I take a break until the New Year.

And that's the time when, typically, our minds start to turn to big goals and ambitions.

While it is true that January isn't the easiest time of the year to establish a new fitness or nutrition regimen, I think it is a natural time to consider what we want to achieve in the next year.

But before we get to 2026, we have this unusual, liminal space. Whether you celebrate or not, are religious or not, have time off or not... the fact is, millions of other people do. So, everything is quieter, less productive (apologies to anyone working in healthcare, retail or hospitality at this point) and that only comes around once every year.

So here's what I would encourage you to do. Relax.

Actually allow the spaces and the time to open up. Slow down. Walk slower. Move slower. Gaze out of windows. Get out for walks. Stare at ceilings.

If you do that, you open up another possibility. That is to hear "the whisper".

The soft, quiet voice inside that calls you to do something new. Something big. Something important.

If you can be present enough, often enough, to hear that voice, you've done something wonderful. You've connected with something deep within yourself that wants to be heard.

So, nurture that voice. Just listen. What is it trying to tell you?

The New Year will come around soon enough and you can turn whatever it is into action. But, until then, shhhhhhh 🤫

Stephen

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