January framework for artists (who don’t want rigid goals)

Dear friends,

Blessings, health and abundance to you.

May 2026 meet you gently.
May your life feel authentic.
May your days feel meaningful. Always. 🧡

January is a great time to pause and reflect.
I personally love connecting to my vision and creating space to dream. Get clear on my priorities. It helps me stay connected to what’s important to me and tune into my inner experience.

I also believe in magic and in the importance of staying open to see what life has to offer. Beyond our plans.

Instead of thinking about long periods of time, I think of projects. Small chunk of activities or experiences I want to see in my life. Every three months, I also return to the themes that make my life feel meaningful.

I also remind myself that there are so many circumstances we cannot control, and it’s so important to stay open, to practice the ability to welcome and accept what arises in life and build capacity, resilience and softness.

My first trimester begins in January. And this is the framework I’m sharing with you, not as a set of goals, but as an invitation.

A way to move beyond rigidity.
And toward something more alive.

Instead of asking “What do I want to achieve this year?”
I’m asking something gentler.

What themes are present and important to me at the moment?
What qualities do I want to experience about myself this year?

Photo by Annie Spratt

So my framework looks something like this:

• Direction, not destination
  I choose an experience, a feeling I want to see more of this year.
  For example: unapologetically me. Curiosity. Slowness. Courage. Play. Fun.
  How I express these can change. The shape can shift.

  What matters is that I keep returning to them.

• Being time instead of having time

  As I become more aware of how limited my time is, I ask myself:

  What are the things I truly want to do?
  What is non-negotiable?

  Who are the people I want to be with?
  What are the things I want to say?

  And what will it take for me to do what I can to make these things real?

• Energy over output
  I track what or who gives me energy after I do it.
  I journal about it.
  That’s where I return.
  That’s what I call my support system.
  That’s the real data.

• Choice over decision. Intuition over logic.
  Thinking but never overthinking.
  Considering the future, yet choosing for now.
  Choosing what feels right, instead of what ‘should’ be right.

• Small promises I can keep
  Not “finish the project.”
  But “touch it regularly.”
  Show up with care.
  Presence beats pressure.

• Seasons, not schedules
  Some months are for planting.
  Some are for resting.
  Some are for sharing.
  All of them count.
  This first trimester is a mix of resting and planting seeds for me, and for you?

• Ordinary presence becomes an extraordinary life
  I try to stay present as much as I can.
  To welcome the whole spectrum of feelings.

  Not to get numb.

  To let go of persistent complaints.
  Not to engage in gossip.

  And to step away from doom scrolling …
  Whenever I remember.

This year, I’m letting my goals breathe.
I connect to what I want more of.
To the experiences I want to feel in my bones.
And trusting that consistency can be quiet.
And that effort doesn’t always have to hurt.

🌀

What would it mean to stay in a relationship with your life this year?
What’s one theme, feeling or experience of yourself you want to carry this year? What quality do you want your days to be shaped by?

Thank you for reading.

Love,

Leti 💜

P.S. I have new music coming this year, and I can’t wait to share.
In the meantime, if you’d like to be part of a cosy, down-to-earth community where I share things along the way, you can join my Patreon for free here.
I recently shared a live Bittersweet video there 🤍 from my performance at my EP launch event back in October.