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01/04/2026

01/01/2026

A New Year's Blessing

May this new year unfold with light and promise.
May your body feel strong, your mind feel clear
and your heart remain open to possibility.

May you awaken with purpose in your breath
and rest at night knowing you did enough.

May opportunity meet your effort,
patience walk beside ambition,
and challenges sharpen you
without ever hardening you.

May laughter arrive often and stay awhile.
May love, old and new, grow deeper, truer.

May you give freely without losing yourself,
and receive fully, without hesitation.

And when the road bends without warning,
may you trust the strength you’ve earned
and the wisdom you carry to guide you.

May this be a year of steady growth,
honest joy, and gentle courage,
a future that feels not only hopeful,
but open and welcoming too.

~ 'A New Year's Blessing' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Olya Haydamaka

12/21/2025

Grace in the Turning Year

As a new year approaches,
may we pause to feel the year's gentle turning,
breathe in its quiet promise,
and greet the days ahead with open hearts.

May we welcome the blessings that lie ahead.
May we hold on to the good memories,
the laughter,
the warmth,
the moments that shaped us for the better.

May we let go of old hurts, regrets and fears that no longer serve us,
trusting that setting them down
creates space for brighter days to come.

May we remember those we have lost,
as their absence is felt in so many tender ways,
in traditions that feel different now,
in empty spaces at the table,
in the echo of voices
we still expect to hear.

We honor them through gratitude for all they shared,
by carrying forward the gifts they gave us:
their enduring love,
the lessons they taught us,
and the gentle reminder
that every connection matters
because it is so fragile.

The new year does not ask us to forget.
It asks us to walk ahead with gratitude for what was,
compassion for what is,
and hope for what can still be.

And so we step forward,
carrying the light of what has been,
the lessons learned,
the love shared,
into the blank pages of the days ahead,
open to surprises,
small joys,
and the extraordinary grace that awaits us in every moment.

~ Grace in the Turning Year by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Mila Marquis

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