Every new year, I return to writing.
Because when we write, something shifts. Insights surface that thinking alone doesn’t access. So much is already waiting inside us – when we pause long enough to hear it.
For years now, this has become a ritual my daughter and I share. We carve out unhurried time together, reflecting on the year that’s been, and gently listening for what’s emerging next. Last night, we set our intentions for 2026 and created our vision boards with images from Pinterest and magazines. It left us both feeling energised and inspired.
We began with my favourite tool, YearCompass, guided by thoughtful prompts that help us tend not just to goals, but to energy, fears, and inner shifts. Just honest writing, sharing and acknowledging each other.
As I wrote, listened, and let the answers settle, one word kept returning – gently, persistently: Depth.
To choose fewer things – and choose them fully. To let simplicity be the natural outcome of having gone deep. So this year, I’m choosing a phrase to guide me:
Simplicity with Depth.
Less noise. More truth. Less doing. More being.
As you step into the new year, let a word be your compass. And if you don’t have one yet, maybe that’s perfect too.
Some things arrive only when we create space.
What word is quietly guiding you as you enter this year?
P.S. 100 things to do with Mum Bucket List – A gift from Samah. One shared memory already etched into our bucket list.
I am a courage catalyst, executive coach, facilitator, speaker and founder of Interact Consulting.