04/01/2026
I'm gently reminding myself that January isn't the time to reinvent myself, it's still the height of winter.
The earth is still resting, the trees are still bare, nature is turned inward. I too feel this inward reflective pull - What feels unfinished, but not urgent? What part of me is asking for maintenance, not change? What am I carrying into 2026 - intentionally/unintentionally?
After the festive flurry, the busyness, the noise, it feels like it's time for restoring and stabilising - with momentum coming later, as the energy builds naturally towards Spring unfolding & growth ensuing.
We're told this is the point to begin again, make goals, crack on... but our year used to follow a 13 month calendar revolving around the 13 lunar cycles of the moon, with 28 days in each cycle. It was restructured to administer predictable schedules by the Romans (across armies, laws, taxes etc.) - but im kinda resisting this, opting to stay like a hibernating potato a little longer. Nourishment, warmth, rest, reflection.
Instead of resolutions, I've chosen some words of intention: balance, empowered, expansion - planting them like small seeds, letting it come into fruition as the seasons transition. Until then, its compost season... turning over what went right/wrong, assessing what began/ended - letting it all breakdown in the darkness where invisible transformation begins.
