This past year, celebrating my birthday with friends.

I’ve always believed that my new year doesn’t start on January 1st.
It begins on February 8th, my birthday (not to mention my favorite day of the year).

January, for me, is a trial run. In my brain, it’s repurposed as a month of preparation, reflection, and quiet planning. It’s when I ask God what He wants to do in me in the new year. And this year, I felt a calling on my life so deeply: 2025 would be a year of coming home.

Coming home to myself.
Coming home to who I am at my core.
Coming home to God, more aligned, more surrendered, more aware of His purpose for my life.

It meant choosing the things that feed me spiritually.
It meant returning to the passions that excited me up when I was a child.
It meant grounding myself again in the center of my being.

In reflection, a lot has happened this year.
Some goals were reached.
Some were way too ambitious and got crossed out real fast. Lol
And other things… well, life threw some curveballs and they never got done.

But one truth stayed the same:

My life is chaotic without God.

Prayer grounds me.
Centering myself resets me.
My best days always, always begin with prayer.
My best weeks begin with church on Sunday.

The act of grounding or centering sounds like a simple thing to do. But its so easy to get distracted by scrolling on social media or just by life, in general.
But I promise you: if you give centering a real chance, it will shift something in you.

So, Here’s a Challenge for You…

I want to challenge you to center yourself this week.

Try it every morning. Ask yourself:
What helps me feel clear? What brings me back home?

Is it praying or meditating?
Cleaning your space?
Cooking something tasty?
Taking a walk?
Sitting in silence?
Reading a devotional?

Whatever it is, do it with purpose this week.

And if you feel a shift… even a tiny one… come back and tell me about it.
I’d genuinely love to hear how you centered, what came up, and what you discovered.

Here’s to coming home — again and again.

— Shanay
Soul & Script

Coming Home: The Power of Centering