In many conversations, we’re already thinking ahead.

Planning what to say.

Fixing.

Interrupting.

Checking out without meaning to.

In this episode, you’re invited to notice what it feels like to truly listen — without rushing, fixing, or preparing a response.

Sometimes presence alone is the deepest form of care.

Today’s Five Star Minute invites you to slow down before the year takes over.

Choose one word — not a goal, not a resolution — a feeling you want more of in your life.

Write it down. Place it somewhere you’ll see it.

Return to it throughout the day and notice what shifts.

One word.

One minute.

A different way to begin.