The Hand is complete, but there are a couple of flourishes I like to add.

Above The Hand, I write my word of the year. For 2026, that’s ‘animal,’ a reminder that I’m not a head on a stick.

Below the hand, I write something else I don’t want to forget. It could be a quote, or an intention, or anything at all. This year, it’s things I want to allow myself because they make life softer.

I’ve been calling this model The Hand, but that’s incorrect. It’s My Hand, Jule’s Hand.

Maybe this will work and maybe it won’t, but I want to offer an invitation: Would you like to share Your Hand?

Examples are helpful when learning something new, but so far, we’ve seen only mine. I’m curious to see what Other Hands look like, especially how people handled those first two fingers. I separated ‘Work’ into ‘Create’ and ‘Contribute.’ Did you stay with that or do something different?

Send in Your Hand, and next week we’ll see all The Hands that were shared. Feel free to put your name on it or leave it off.

May we see Your Hand?

PS: So excited!

Chewing the Cud of Good

Thankful for time.