toddlers, truth telling & 5 Q's to walk w/ this week
"Nothing feel safe in this house." <<< The last text message I sent in the thread between my husband and I.
We have reached a new threshold with our almost 2-year-old son.
He's wired differently than our daughter - who has made it to 10 without a stitch.
With our boy, you say "no" and he runs at his target faster.
I joked that we are reaching "jumanji" levels of toddlerdom to my husband on Christmas morning after a substantial cut on a tiny thumb had us a whisper away from heading to the ER before the cinnamon buns were done.
This morning, as I got myself ready to head to my parents for Christmas round 2, I thought about the year ahead and the evolutions I've gone through in 2023.
There have been subtle changes in my work, edits to how I offer it and the build-out of a new chapter as we celebrate 10 years of this business.
There is no doubt that in order to stay in integrity with my values and what matters most, life is asking me to make adjustments to meet what's most essential.
And I really love what's emerging as I am met with the sobering reminder is that nothing stays the same.
My inner realist knows the only way to survive is to find a way to grow with that change.
We don't get to skip this part.
And the pearl that has emerged in this season of change is the truth telling and simplicity that feels more available and obvious than ever before.
There is no time to second-guess or overthink when your child is doing something that could put them in some form of danger.
The same goes for the evolution of our work and the ways in which we offer it.
The energy of 2024 is making itself known.
And what I am feeling and finding is that this is the one where we burn away what's no longer needed to make space for the blaze of our own brilliance.
More authenticity.
More weird.
More wild.
More bold truth.
I feel a swell of rooted clarity and confidence in this knowing.
Before we load up the sleigh and take this toddler show on the road, I wanted to offer a few questions for you to walk with as we look to the horizon of the new year.
What changes is life asking me to make right now?
When I think about the new year, what energy/feeling words emerge for me?
If there was one central thing I could leave behind in 2023, what comes to mind first?
What gets to emerge in the openings of what I leave behind?
If I knew I could not fail, what would I go all-in on from here?
Happy exploring...
I hope you are reveling in the space between and giving yourself pause to really contemplate what feels most aligned and essential to bring with you into this new year.
Much Love,
xo
Amber