Are you wanting to do some reflection, a gentle ritual, on choosing a word of the year? Grab your pen, your tablet, your tool of choice, and spend a few minutes . . .

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Do you have a focus word for 2026? I think mine will be OPEN. Frank Zappa said, “A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.”

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A gentle reminder that while looking back and looking forward both have value, the real power—and the real gratitude—live in the present moment.

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I have a friend whose whole goal for a post‑Christmas gathering at her house is simply to have it be “good enough.”

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Christmas Day, for those who celebrate, is meant to be a time of “peace on earth, goodwill to all.” I was reminded today of this simple, profound truth from Buddha: “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

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“If you are overwhelmed, tired, and stressed, the solution is almost always less. Get rid of some things. Lots of somethings. Feel better by creating space for yourself. Let things be a little bit easier, lighter, and gentler.” Courtney Carver

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During the holidays, expectations can sneak in and grab us, don’t you think? As Kamal Ravikant writes, “Suffering is when we resist the moment.”

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 I was reminded, in Mike Robbins’ book Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken, of a key concept for facing inner or outer challenges:“Do something about it, or let it go.”

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“What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. So forget ‘someday.’ There is only today. What are you going to do with it?”

Daily Spark: Exchange a Day

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Rick Warren’s said: “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.”

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