Today’s Five Star Minute is about noticing choice.

Pay attention to moments when you feel triggered, rushed, or pressured to respond.

Pause briefly and ask yourself what your options are — without judging or forcing a different outcome.

You don’t need to choose perfectly.

Simply noticing that you have a choice changes how the moment feels.

Freedom begins in the space between reaction and response.

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.