Best of intentions this summer to get back into the writing habit but so much has gone on between the last writing and now. In no particular order:
-more piano students
-more Covid cancellations
-employment number eight (I believe). CFAaaaaaaaa. I’m really enjoying it
-helping a friend out with short term housing
I mean that’s probably enough. The long and short of it is that I’ve been busy again, and so I needed/was able to get away for this past week and spend time in Michigan. I haven’t been up north since May 2021, and while I’ve had bits of time off, this is the first vacation I’ve had as well. And although I’m usually a planner, I had a conversation with a friend about listening to our bodies, and so I decided to just do what my body and brain defaulted to.
The first night I slept in until 8:30, which is incredibly late since I’ve been on a pretty regular 5 or 5:30 schedule since the end of September. I didn’t do a lot of emotional deep diving; I did have lots of thoughts that I was able to observe and then let go, and also weird stress dreams (which they always come and go but I’ve been so busy I think my brain has needed to rest and not stress, and so for this was able to work through some stress points via dreams).
And all of that to say that it was a good and necessary time away. Because what it afforded me was the beginnings of clarity, which is good, because I know the first 5-6 weeks of the year can be tough for me, and for some reason I’m anticipating this to be heavy based mostly on the past few weeks. And while January 1st isn’t some magical day, there is something in us that special days can be powerful. And it’s very appropriate for me that it is a Sunday.
Clarity is what I’m praying for more of in 2023. I feel I’m at an important crossroad, and while whatever path I choose matters less than how I travel that path, I still have to pony up and make those choices.
So here’s to another New Year. Goals for my accountability:
-get back to running double digit weeks
-read a book a month (I’ve picked out four already)
-cook regularly (meaning once a week at least, more when I’m less busy)
-make a weekly connection outside of the normal connections
Here’s to doing this regularly in 2023. Happy New Year!
