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I am so thrilled that we have new members joining our little community. While things have been quite here, I have been extremely busy creating some amazing material to support those that are doing Advance Care Planning as a career path. Very soon I will have all the new material loaded here for easy access and download by those who are ACP students. I truly appreciate everyone's patience, and I promise that soon Kettle and Candle will be bustling along with new materials and some great offers for everyone!! So, hang on just a little longer and then you will see the wait was worth it!! Thank each and every one of you for your support and for your inspiration! Put The Kettle On..... we are going to be chatting over a cup of your favorite brew soon! Namaste' Pam

🌿A “Word of the Year” isn’t a resolution with better PR. It’s a north star in your pocket—something you can reach for when life gets loud, messy, or exhausting. It’s not about perfection. It's about direction. 💡 Why one word works Goals can feel like homework. A word shows up in real life: - When you’re about to overcommit - When you’re reacting instead of responding - When you’re tempted to quit - When you’re choosing everyone else over yourself Your word becomes a simple question: “What would my word do here?” ✅ Quick Word-Picking Process (10 minutes) Grab a notebook or piece of paper. Write 3 lists: More of: Less of: Let go of: Circle what has the most emotional charge. That’s usually the doorway. Now ask: What’s the theme underneath?Overwhelm → Focus / SteadinessSelf-judgment → GraceClenching + holding on → ReleaseFeeling flat/numb → Joy / LoveFear + playing small → Ownership / Wildflower 🔥 The 3 Tests (to choose the right one) Pick your top 3 words and test them: 1) Bad-Day TestOn a hard day, does this word help… or shame you? 2) Whisper TestSay: “This year, I choose ___.”If your body softens or your eyes get spicy (teary), pay attention. 3) Behavior TestCan you name 3 actions this word would change? If not, it’s too vague. 🌸 Words already in our community Wildflower • Focus • Perseverance • Joy • Deep Breath • Embrace • Release • Grace • Ownership • Devoted • Steadiness • Peace • Tolerance • Love 👉If you’re choosing from these, try finishing one sentence: “This year, my word will help me practice ______.” 🧷 Make it REAL (not just pretty) Choose 1–2 anchors: - Put your word on your phone wallpaper - Write a daily question: “What would (WORD) do here?” - Pick one micro-ritual (ex, one deep breath before emails, meals, hard conversations) - Do a monthly reset: “Where did I live my word? Where did I drift?” A word becomes powerful when it changes tiny moments. That’s where your year is actually made. 👇 Comment below

✨🕯️As 2026 opens its quiet door, I’m wishing you true prosperity—the kind you can feel in your bones. Prosperity isn’t just money in the bank. It’s peace in the nervous system. It’s relationships you can lean on. It’s time spent on what you’ll never regret. And for those stepping into this new year with an empty chair… I see you. The calendar may change overnight, but the heart doesn’t follow deadlines. If you’re celebrating and aching at the same time, you’re not doing it wrong—you’re loving. So before the year gets loud, here’s my gentle invitation: Choose meaning over motion. Choose presence over performance. Choose truth over habit. Choose love—again and again. One honest question to carry with you: What do I want my life to stand for in 2026? Not what looks impressive. Not what keeps everyone else comfortable. What’s meaningful. What’s real. What leaves you more you? If you’d like, drop one word that you want to guide your 2026—or share a name of someone you’re carrying into this year. We’ll make room at the table. 🫖✨ I'll put the kettle on................ Pam

Candlelight Welcome: Community Gathering Tonight – Wednesday, December 10 · 7:00–8:00pm (ET)On Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/jhc-vhbb-evk I’m hosting a gentle, candlelit welcome for our Kettle & Candle community—an hour to: - Meet one another and land in this space together - Share what drew you here in this season of your life - Hear how this community will support you in living well, planning well, and (one day) dying well - Take a brief, simple pause to breathe, reflect, and arrive If you’re able, bring a candle or small light and something warm to sip.Come as you are—camera on or off, words ready or quiet. Your presence is enough. 🕯️ Join us here at 7:00pm ET: https://meet.google.com/jhc-vhbb-evk