[Alicia Davis] Happy New Year!
[Stacie Watson] Happy New Year!
[Alicia Davis] Welcome to 2025.
[Stacie Watson] Can’t believe it, right? The holidays were a blur!
[Alicia Davis] They really were and we’re happy to be back. We took a little time off. And you know Stacie, we’ve had this tradition now for a number of years of choosing a word of the year as a way of staying connected to ourselves, and you know, something that helps us be a little bit more intentional and focused. And we wanted to share that and and perhaps be inspiring about that, right?
[Stacie Watson] Absolutely, yeah. It was interesting. When we were talking about doing this video, I sort of was on the fence about a couple of words, and in that conversation, I became clear about my word. So it’s never too late, right, to sort of have the clarity.
[Alicia Davis] That’s right.
[Stacie Watson] And of course, you can always switch. There’s nothing that means that you can’t.
[Alicia Davis] That’s right.
[Stacie Watson] Should we? Should we share our words?
[Alicia Davis] Do it. So what’s your word for this year Stacie?
[Stacie Watson] Well, I think that there were many moments in 2024 where I was really struck by how little I can control, you know, and we always talk about this in our sessions, that really the only thing we have any control over is ourselves. Which can be very depressing sometimes, because we really want to be able to control other people, other factors in the world. And you know, we certainly can try to influence, but it’s not the same as control. And so as I was thinking about 2025 it really became clear to me that I want to be really focused on not just what I do have some control over, but trying to intentionally put things in my life that really align with what’s important to me, my values, who I am. I want to place my time, my energy, my focus, in ways where it really feels again kind of aligned to me. And that was sort of how I came up with my word align. So, you know, I like to think about my word of the year as sort of a North Star, as you mentioned, just something that helps to kind of set direction and intention. And so my intention with a line this year is to just to really be cognizant of my practices, my habits, the way that I’m living my life, and try to ensure that it’s in alignment with what’s important to me.
[Alicia Davis] Mm, hmm, I love that so powerful. Thank you. So my word for the year is compassion, and I’ve been very inspired over these last few months, the end of 2024, by Kristen Neff’s work and Tara Brock’s work. And, you know, as you said, we’ve had so much, just so much change, so much, you know, in our world, in in the United States, you know, there was so much with the election and just so much, just disconnection and, yeah, just people not being kind to one another. And so I really want to first start with myself, because part of Kristin Neff’s work is about self compassion, but compassion for me is about how can I, in a really deep way, be kind and gentle and really listening to my own heart. And then compassion with others is, how can I be really present with them, with an open heart, and especially with with people that have different thoughts and opinions and approaches, and how can I bring more of that into my day to day? And it can be in the little things you know, in really seeing someone that I don’t know and smiling at them, or, you know, an acquaintance. It can also be in the much bigger things, in all of my relationships, you know, with you, with my loved ones and so self compassion and compassion with others. So compassion, that essence of being very kind hearted.
[Stacie Watson] I love that. That also very powerful. And so if you’re listening today, we would just be interested to hear if you’ve selected a word for the year, or if either of the words we’ve shared have given you any inspiration. We’re excited about 2025, we’re excited about the work we get to do to support our clients and the missions that they all hold dear. And so, yeah, I’m ready. You ready to go?
[Alicia Davis] Let’s do it. So I’m Alicia Davis…
[Stacie Watson] I’m Stacie Watson…
[Alicia Davis] And feel free to reach out to us at info@tlstransforms.com. Happy New Year.
[Stacie Watson] Happy New Year. Thank you.
