There's a particular morning every year when I step outside in Ouray and the air just feels different. It's still technically summer on the calendar, but the light has changed angle, the aspens up on the mountainside have started their first flush of gold, and there's a crispness in the early hours that wasn't there a week before. It happens fast here, tucked into this box canyon. One day I'm still in sandals, the next I'm digging through the closet for a flannel I forgot I owned. And every year, this shift catches something in me too.

The transition from 2024 to 2025 is upon us. This is the time of year when everyone starts pushing the "New Year, New You" promotions, whether it's a fitness program, coaching program, goal setting, manifesting, meditating, or even reorganizing your sock drawer. It's the time we start brainstorming our New Year's resolutions. However, I suggest two minor yet impactful adjustments to these concepts.

In the US, it is Thanksgiving week. A week to express gratitude for the year that has passed. It’s a wonderful time to honor and appreciate our loved ones, those with us, and those no longer with us. It’s a time to recognize our friendships and all those that make up our circle of support.