Ending the Year Well

Happy December!! Here we are at the final month of what has proven to be yet another wild year of being alive.

So much has changed and shifted and fallen away and opened… we are all being thrust into a palpable, new state of being. To me, there is always space to pause, recalibrate from within, and begin again, especially as we close out one year and step into the new.

I share the story often, but it is just so rich with meaning I feel moved to do so again perhaps with a slightly different flavor...

When my son was little and was going to his dads on some weekends, we had a little saying, an agreement between the two of us, that no matter what had transpired during our weeks together that we would end well before parting ways. This was a time of my son's life that was very challenging in school and with emotional regulation.  So, our weeks together were dense as I was also juggling my own work life, running a business, and managing the household.

I would spend all week getting him re-regulated only to then send him back off to his dads for the weekend. It was exhausting and a lot to hold.

Yet, there was something magical and meaningful about making the choice to end our time together during the weeks, in a good place. With love and connection, with forgiveness and acceptance, with kindness and affection.

I share this with you all in acknowledging and recognizing that this year has been a profound challenge for so many (I would dare to say for most of us!). So much has transpired on many levels and coming to the end of the year can feel bittersweet.

We can feel a whole array of emotions around the close of a year…remorse, regret, grief, joy, relief, love, anger… all are possible.

I believe that there is always the opportunity for reflection and a peace offering towards ourselves and those in our lives, especially those that trigger an emotional response. To those things that sparks within us… jiggling something loose in us… begging for our attention.  

Within our own cells and in our bones… the whole gamut of our human experiences and relations can provide an opportunity to look within, to feel what we need to feel, and to do the work to transform ourselves so as to meet the next experience and relation. This is a crucial part of the evolution of our humanness.

Rather than pushing through and forcing ourselves to be in a different place than we are, perhaps, this is a moment to soften and lean into what is. To create a landing pad for all that is swirling in us as this year comes to a close.

To create more rituals in our lives of gratitude and appreciation, of honoring the passage of time, of simply acknowledging our humanness on this wild and windy path of being human.

No matter where this may find you, I invite you to choose to turn towards yourselves and those beautiful beating hearts of yours and honor, with deep reverence, your journey over this last year and to make the choice to end 2025 well however, that looks and feels for you.

I am always out here for support and connection! Perhaps this new year is the moment for you to dive deeper into your personal work and are seeking some guidance and support? Perhaps you are feeling the pull for safe, welcoming, and healing community? I am here for it all and would truly be so honored to be in this dance of life with you in any capacity that you are needing.