15/12/2025
Sick of holly jolly Christmas?
I know last year I didn't give 2 f***s about it. I didnt want a tree, I didnt care about presents. I didnt want to see anyone. Not like me at all. I was brought up in a Catholic household that beamed the Christmas cheer (which made my childhood magical - thank you mum and dad)
Last year, however, I embraced the dark winter nights, the slow grey lingering sunrises and the quiet whispers in the shadows. It changed me. I am grateful for this. I had the chance to see winter from a different perspective which was just as magical.
Don't forget that Christmas is actually quite a recent thing. Honouring nature, circannual rhythms and the bodies inbuilt need for rest has been around forever. Do not be pressured into something that does not feel right.
This year I am dancing between the two and embracing it all.