Begin Where You Are 1/365
I haven't blogged in more than a year, but part of my intention for 2022 is to reclaim the things that give me joy and to distance myself from the things that suck the joy right out of me. So here I am. I was going to write this long catch-up post but I'm just going to begin where I am and give backstory where needed.
I love the first day of the New Year.
I'm a ridiculous optimist, even in the midst of a pandemic, even in the midst of a struggle with chronic illness, even months behind on my filing (!). It's the New Year! All of that is going to be so much better now!
How?
I have no idea. But I feel it and I'm leaning in.
As 2021 was drawing to an end, I genuinely had this feeling of waking up after a long time of hibernation; this feeling of excitement for whatever is told in the next chapter of this adventure. I hope you feel that, too. That something is waiting to be known. That there is possibility in every direction. I hope the exhaustion of the past few years hasn't stolen your optimism, and that together we might find our collective way back to living again if you've been feeling a bit lost, as I have.
What would that look like to you? Are there things you would like to add back to your daily routine? Are there things you are ready to release?
Daily gratitude: words, discipline, renewal
Comments
I needed that this morning - needed your optimism. The holidays are wonderful but also difficult. And many many years ago my brother died on New Year's Day.... and that devastated little girl is still inside me. I wake up angry or sad or anxious. And I look for things to remind me that after a cup of coffee or some reading I will feel better. And your blog post is one of those that helped this morning.
I hope you are able to write in this space often in 2022.
So good to read your post this morning. Starting where we are seems pretty good to me too right now. I too tend to be tend to be an optimist although I've found myself struggling with this recently. There is so much I enjoy in life too.
Rosie