Episode 260: Words for 2025
Today on Fable and the Verbivore, we are sharing our intentions for 2025.
In this episode, we each talk about how we settled on our intentions. The Verbivore felt hers sprang naturally from last year’s focus on not blocking and doing the work of the current moment. For Fable, it was more of a struggle based on resistance she felt for how this new year was starting to take shape. But as she sat with it, a visual image came to her that really fit with her commitments and resonated with what felt like the spirit of this upcoming season. This is also the sixth time we’ve walked through this process together, and we talk about how previous years words have helped us stretch and grow and focus our year.
For the Verbivore (Laura), the phrases “prepare for the life you want to have” and “be audacious” felt right. These ideas include laying the groundwork, engaging with some difficult and vulnerable conversations, prioritizing and making space and time for things that have been previously sacrificed, embracing uncomfortable experiences that have lessons to teach, and boldly saying both no and yes as needed.
For Fable (Beth), she settled on the ideas of “following through” and truly embracing and believing that “you don’t have to earn your existence”. This led her to the image that she was in a time of harvest, that this year is about both doing the work of reaping what she’s sowed and taking the time to enjoy the fruits of her labors.
We both also set specific writing goals that we’re working towards in 2025. The Verbivore wants to continue strengthening her writing skills through strategic practice and has two developing projects she wants to bring to a boil and get them to the point where they successfully represent her vision. Fable plans to attend her first writers conference, release the six books she’s already completed into the world, complete the remaining three that she’s committed to, and maybe let that be enough.
Towards the end of the conversation, Fable talks about some of what she’s learned by creating her yearly vision board and what she’s hoping will go onto this years version. It’s an intuitive and prayerful process that serves as a visual reminder for what she is wanting to bring in, but also a space that lets her subconscious play and react to things that feel they resonate with the season ahead.
This year is going to involve a lot of labor for both of us, but we also have some fun things we’ll be talking about here on the podcast and that we can’t wait to share with you!
We hope you enjoy this episode and that you take a moment to connect with your own hopes and intentions as we step into this brand-new year!
Keep reading, writing, and putting your voice out there!
Into the woods,
Fable & The Verbivore
Notes:
Here are the previous end of year review and new year intention setting podcast episodes:
Music from: https://filmmusic.io
’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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