05/12/2025
December is the month we pour our energy into everyone else: gifts, plans, expectations.
So here’s a Gift for you: Five minutes a day that are actually yours. 🎁
Think of it this way: December is a “giving month.” We give to everyone all year, and then we turn it up even more right now, but if you’re giving nonstop without pausing, you run straight into January already drained.
So from today until Christmas, try this:
Five minutes. One gratitude check-in. Every day.
Not the fluffy kind. Not the “pretend everything is wonderful” kind.
Just pause → look → go.
Gratitude isn’t about being positive.
It’s about slowing down enough to actually notice what’s here, instead of spiraling into what’s missing or what’s going wrong. That’s what grounds you. That’s what steadies you.
It can be a note on your phone, a line in a notebook, or a quiet moment with whatever’s in front of you.
Give yourself those Five minutes.
Notice one thing: big, tiny, boring, funny or sad that you’re grateful for.
Before you scroll, pause.
Start today. Look around. One thing… 💗