With our very recent move there will most definitely be much that is new in this year. New property and nearby state park to explore. New community to become familiar with. New local businesses/establishments to frequent – restaurants, grocery stores, chain stores, etc. New health care providers to find. New hair salon to choose, because let’s face it.. two years without so much as a trim is a bit much..
In my own small family, and then extended family there will be many other new things to come about… new jobs, and new baby, new accomplishments and milestones, new relationships, etc. And now throw in the hoped for new things – some might even say resolutions… for me personally this involves a much more mindful approach to improving physical and overall health. I just want to feel healthy again.
Then there will likely be some not so welcome new things to arise in this year. I know that life is made up of much change but I’d honestly rather not dwell on those things just yet…
On this day – January 1st, and over the next week or so – every single year – there is so much focus on all things new. And as nice as it is to leave behind all the crappy stuff that last year brought, I think that in all this new it is just as important to find a way to honor and even cherish some of the old, some of what this last year (and even before) brought, all while still embracing the new.
I would like to continue to embrace the still healing me. I would like to re-embrace the artistic me. The me who finds and relishes moments of peace. The loving and kind me. The giving me. The relaxing and just being me. The growing me. And I want to appreciate and love the surviving me. The me who still, years and years later, grieves so very deeply our losses. And the me who finds/takes joy in the remembrances.
I will strive to continue to embrace my children, grown though they are, with all of their sameness, differences, improvements, set-backs, growths, sadnesses, joys, etc. Everything they were, everything they are, and everything they are becoming. To accept and embrace any and all who they love and care for.
I hope to connect more with dear old friends. To encourage, support and uplift them. To lend a presence, an ear or a prayer when needed.
I hope that this year you and yours find all that is new to be amazing, That you find many new moments of joy, and many wonderful memories to be made. I wish you much continued healing and growth, in spirit, soul and body. I wish for you all much, much love. I wish for you the absolute best of all things both old and new alike. I wish you all the very happiest of New Years!
Of Loss and Love 