My word for 2024

This year my word is….. NURTURE 🌱

I’m nurturing the people and things in my life that really align with my values. My family, my creative pursuits, my friendships and myself. 

Even though I’m big on goal setting & planning, it’s  more about WHO I’m becoming in the every day than WHAT I’m achieving. 

To nurture is to cultivate, to tend to, care for, to protect, to value the development of someone or something. 

When I was away on a personal retreat a few weeks ago I went to a nursery and a particular plant stood out to me immediately. I thought, how would you care for this plant so that it thrives? You would water it, ensure it was in the right environment, prune it, re-plant it if it needed a bigger pot etc. You wouldn’t neglect it, compare it’s growth with different plants or leave it to the mercy of pests. You would care for it lovingly and give it the attention it needs. 

Same with us- we grow when we are nurtured & cared for. It’s a consequence of being in a healthy environment both physically and emotionally. 

There can also be enjoyment and lightness in nurturing something. I’m going to enjoy my life today, rather than wait for that joy to come when I reach certain milestones.

To nurture is a gift for both now and the future.

What’s your word this year? If ‘nurture’ resonates with you, please take it for yourself too!

Peace & Love,

Elissa x

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