January 2026 Care & Clarity Update
Reflection on Personal Awareness 🌿
THE SOIL CHECK 🌱
Greetings Family,
This January, I found myself wrestling with the urge to "sprint." The world screams "New Year, New You," demanding that we launch into 2026 with speed and force. But as I sat with my own goals for Love Before ALL, I realized my nervous system needed something different. It needed safety, not stress.
As we wrap up January, I invite you to pause and check your own soil. In our rush to prove our productivity, we often forget that sustainable growth requires us to root before we rush. Connection is not a distraction from the work; it is the foundation of it. Let’s begin to imagine a world where human-first is the standard and lean on a “1-4-12 Cadence” to elevate wellbeing for all.
🫶🏾 THE RELATIONSHIP SPOTLIGHT
Recording for the Talk to Me series has officially begun.
Over the coming months, this podcast will be our gathering space. We are stripping away the titles and accolades to get down to the human foundation of leadership. If you are ready to explore why how we treat each other is the only stuff that matters, you have a seat at this table.
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🌍GROWING THE ME & THE WE
We explored several paths to Personal Awareness this month. Here are the key takeaways for your practice:
For Your Self (The ME): Use LBA’s free resources like the Love-Led Launch to prioritize your humanity or the 3 Rs Ritual to start building a rhythm that says: “Me First” without guilt.
For Your Leadership (The WE): We broke down 2 leadership practices from our Love as a Strategy series: Strategic Patience and The Empathy Pause. If you missed it, you can catch the full playlist here: LAS Playlist
🎯🌸STRATEGY IN ACTION
The Practice: The Soil Check (Gratitude)
How do we move from insight to embodiment? This month, try this:
Micro (Self): Write down 3 things you deeply appreciate about who you are right now, before you achieve a single 2026 goal. This calms the amygdala and primes you for growth.
Meso (Team): Open your next meeting by asking:
"What is one strength in our team that we want to protect as we push for new results?"
or
“What is one thing about my family/friend group/community that we want to protect in 2026?”
🌸The Invitation: Transformation happens in layers.
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With care and clarity,
Annie, Your Curious Cultural Architect
