For some of us it is a little extra newness, this arrival of January and the new year. We effort just a little more. Or a little less, by conviction. We give ourselves permission to feel the quiet resolve of a new start, of a new spark. And then we go about the day’s inner and the day’s outer with flavored determination.
I’m glad for some good folk who share their learnings and offerings. The folks at The Red Shoes are an example of this for me, five people that participated in my Circle Workshop last October. Bask in their language and their invitation. I did.
January arrives as a quiet threshold—a moment to pause before moving forward. At The Red Shoes, we welcome the new year not with pressure to reinvent ourselves, but with an invitation to listen inward and take our first steps with care. This is a season for honoring what was, noticing what is beginning to stir, and choosing how we wish to enter what comes next.
Rather than resolutions, we lean into intention. Gentle, grounded practices can help us clarify what we want to carry forward and what we are ready to set down. Throughout this month, our programs and circles offer spaces for reflection, renewal, and conscious re-entry—supporting clarity, presence, and a steady return to ourselves.
Yup, so sweet to hear the words to sway a “steady return to ourselves.” On we go.
