Before The Clock Strikes Midnight . . .
Happy New Year!
As this year comes to a close, I keep thinking about a moment from a few years back.
I was hiking on some steep mountains with my son. The trail was narrow, carved into the side of a red rock cliff. We stopped for a moment to take it all in — endless blue sky, red earth stretching for miles. It was breathtaking.
And if I’m honest… a little unsettling.
I remember looking down and thinking, that drop isn’t forgiving.
After a quiet moment, he looked at me and asked,
“Why do we do things that are scary?”
It’s a question that sticks with you.
Because right on the edge of fear is where growth tends to begin.
As we head into a new year, I’m reminded that the moments that changed my life the most didn’t come from staying comfortable. They came from saying yes when I wasn’t fully ready. From exploring something new before I had all the answers. From leaning into uncertainty instead of avoiding it.
The edge can feel uncomfortable.
But it’s also where the view changes.
As the clock turns and a new year begins, here’s a question worth sitting with:
What uncomfortable thing have you been avoiding that might actually lead you to your next level?
You don’t have to act on it tonight.
You just have to be honest with yourself.
Wishing you clarity, courage, and a year ahead that feels aligned.
Happy New Year
Stacey Riska, your lifestyle matchmaker helping you “do what you love, love what you do”!
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
— Neale Donald Walsch
