We often step into a new year with battle language.
Let's fight this year.
Let's Beat It.
Let's give it everything we've got.
But maybe this year doesn't need to fight. Maybe it needs wisdom. What if we change our words and in doing so, Change how the year meets us?
Instead of "Give everything you have," what if we said "Refresh, then give the right amount" because exhaustion is not a requirement for worth, and rest is not failure.
Instead of " kick this challenge," "Lets tame this" approach it slowly, thoughtfully, with patience and skill, allowing growth without bruising ourselves along the way.
Words matter. They set the tone for how we enter our days, how we treat ourselves when we stumble, and how we measure success.
This year, maybe choose words that welcome us in. Words that encourage progress without punishment. Words that leave room for Grace.
May this be the year of improvement shaped by kindness. Of strength paired with gentleness. Of winning, not by fighting harder, but by living wiser.
"Not every New Year needs a fight.
Some simply ask for wiser words, gentler steps,
and the courage to grow with kindness."