Giving Each Other Grace

I am writing to you on the tailwind of another heart-wrenching, deeply concerning couple of days…my heart is tender and I am feeling the magnitude of all that has unfolded this past year and more recently in the latest unfolding that we are witnessing.

No sugarcoating here….it has been a very challenging year for so many. 2025, this Year of the Snake has taken each of us through the excruciating processes of shedding layers of our skin, identity, relationships, ways of living and being and moving through the world.

Over and over and over again.

And in the midst of the challenge, there is always beauty… the moments that fill our hearts and make our souls sing. It is crucial to acknowledge and honor what lives in the in-between.

We have a big couple of weeks closing out this year with a New Moon, the Winter Solstice, the Holy Nights, and, of course Hanukah, Christmas, and New Years.

To me, this is a pause to gather ourselves. To sink into our practices in midst of the outer swirls, and to remember…grace…for not only ourselves but for each other.

This year has been messy. It has rattled the foundation for so many. It has propelled many into processes of release and letting go that were perhaps not anticipated. It was also very clarifying, healing, and empowering on levels that are just beginning to take shape in us as we sense the pivot into 2026…the Year of the Horse.

The anticipation of this new year is certainly simmering…the qualities of the horse are beginning to be palatable to many…freedom, courage, movement, expansion, boldness, momentum, intentional action.Sounds good to me!

My last blog post, Ending the Year Well, presented the invitation of ending the year in a healing way for ourselves. Today this offering is around giving each other grace for our humanness during these extremely unpredictable and chaotic times.

So many of our fellow humans have gone through something massive, or many things, that have been jarring to their world. Personally speaking, I've been navigating some heart-wrenching experiences around a cancer diagnosis for my mother, some of my own menopause challenges, and some major issues with my teenager.

That in combination with this deep responsibility I feel to be moving through my life and work with integrity and alignment as a leader in these times…my humanness has surfaced, understandably so. I feel incredibly grateful to have drawn in a community of women who live, breath, relate, and embody acceptance. The community experience has provided so much nourishment and unwavering connection for many over this past year and is always growing and open to new women to dive in. If you are feeling the pull and need for community, I would love to connect in the new year!

In my own self-reflective process, both personally and professionally, I am aware of the grace that I am finallyoffering myself (after many years of not!) and knowing that others also need that grace as they are navigating their own terrain of life.

That every single human is on their path of life and it is not a straight and narrow one…there are inevitable roadblocks, hiccups, accidents, and moments of messiness.

Offering each other grace for all the many flavors and experiences of our humanness, softens the field of connection. It provides the possibility for deeper authenticity and helps us all feel less alone in the ups and downs of our existence.

So, as we shed this final skin of 2025, grounding ourselves in the energies of the Winter Solstice and that return to the light, setting sail into the Holy Nights carrying us through into the new year of the horse, can we offer each other grace for our humanness?

No matter what has unfolded in relation to our fellow humans can we offer each other that grace and acceptance? And if the dynamic and relation is no longer in alignment with who you are, can you bless and release with graceful acceptance?

Wishing you all a beautiful and connected Solstice time….be intentional with your energy and words…call in that light in your own way…and remember that you are not alone.

I am always out here for support and/or connection. Reach out anytime!