Good morning. And Happy New Year.
The holidays are officially over.
Yes—College Football Playoffs are still rolling, and the Pro Football playoffs are about to begin.
But it's time to wake the bear.
It's time to BEGIN.
The new year itself is an arbitrary symbol.
But when you act on a symbol, it becomes leverage.
A hinge.
A moment where you get to choose.
And as I step from the den, I choose to re-engage on all fronts.
Front #1 — Body.
Movement. Weights. Stretching.
Fitness and fuel.
Time to get the engine warm again.
Front #2 — Being.
Spirit. Meaning. Memoirs.
Who am I? Why am I here?
Orientation. Alignment.
Remembering my higher self and the purposes I'm here to serve.
Front #3 — Balance.
Partner and posterity.
Every day, connect with the ones I love.
Tend the heart.
Stay alive in the body and the emotions.
There's real work here—and it matters.
Front #4 — Business.
The mind.
Discovery and declaration.
Learning. Growing.
Hunting the buffalo.
Providing—for my family and for myself.
The last two weeks were filled with food.
Now it's time to move again.
Filled with family—
all the beauty and all the friction that comes with that.
Filled with quiet moments:
reflection, pause, breath…
even emptiness.
And filled with learning.
Teaching.
Processing.
Now it's time to refine.
To clarify.
And to act.
Movement.
Using my hands to create in the world.
Showing up.
Hitting singles.
One day at a time.
The bear is awake.