Happy Holidays, and New Year Wishes

For me, 2021, felt/feels like an in-between year. Akin to being on the cusp of new beginnings, at least externally. This is to say, internally, I’ve already experienced and continue to experience new beginnings—new way of seeing things that feel healthier for me, new ways of addressing things—trying on new shoes to see what’s a good fit, letting go of that which I feel I’ve outgrown, knowing all the aforementioned will continue because, life 😉 and because I’ve set this intention-- it’s important to me.

There have been some missteps. But I learn-- am learning—and, as soon as I remember, I work on enveloping myself in compassion and grace. I am looking forward to 2022—not because I have any previews of how any of the To Be Continued chapters will turn out. I’m looking forward to 2022 because I feel the new beginnings sprouting in my inner world will, at some point, show up in ways that are nourishing and nurturing in the outer, and 2022 seems as good a time as any for that to begin 😉

As we travel these last few weeks and, soon to be, days of 2021, I want to take a moment and wish you peace and trust and hope and strength and courage and faith in yourself and your ability to navigate your journey as best as you are able, even if gravity seems to keep shifting beneath your feet. Not long ago, a friend on FB posted a quote (I believe from Doctor Who—I’m not sure, haven’t seen the episode) and the gist of it was that, “The mission is Love.” I replied to him with something along the lines that underneath it all— from the experienced hardships, the extraordinary joys and everything in between, I think it is about love (lol, nothing new there)—but I’d add, healthy, healing love, first and foremost in our relationships with ourselves and from there, in our relationships with others. I emphasize healthy and healing. Those two words, gifted to ourselves first, and then extended to others.

What's healthy? What's healing? I guess that depends on how it ultimately feels to you and in order to figure it out, it’s worth the intentional practice. I believe.

And with that, folks, I bid you, Happy Holidays 🙂 And at the end of it, wishing you all a Happy New Year. Whatever you encounter, may the choices you make be full of healthy, healing love to you from you and from there, to others. Sincerely wishing you all the best. Cheering. You. On.