Starting The Year Strong: A Meditative Poem

This guided meditation poem helps you begin the new year with awareness and intention. It leads you through reflection, goal-setting, habit-building, and responding to setbacks. The focus is on steady progress and creating a calm, sustainable start to the year.

Music attribution:

Sonder by Purrple Cat | purrplecat
Music promoted by Chosic
Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

Transcript

Before you run,

Before you chase,

Take a moment,

Find your pace.

Look back gently at the year,

See what's heavy,

What feels clear.

Ask your heart what truly stays,

What lights your path on cloudy days.

Separate the noise from the real,

Choose the priorities that appeal.

Turn your focus into plans,

Goals that fit your life,

Not demands.

Progress matters more than perfect lines,

Small steps grow over time.

Habits small,

Repeated with care,

Fit your life,

Are always there.

No need to push or force your way,

Consistency wins the quiet day.

When the road gets rough or steep,

Notice,

Pause,

Don't fall too deep.

Reset,

Adjust and carry on,

Even when the plan feels gone.

Step by step the path unfolds,

Gentle courage quietly holds.

With awareness,

Choice and steady grace,

You'll start the year in your own space.