On Fridays I do my Dream Status Report which is a series of prompts I use every week to help me have more clarity, momentum and groundedness on my path. I do my reports on the printable journaling sheet.
This holiday has been hard for me, for a bunch of reasons.
And it feels extra hard because I had been feeling SO GOOD this month! A
nd as much as I want to stay in that super positive hopeful vibe I’ve been in for most of this month while dreaming up the Year of Hope for 2025….the truth is, I’m sad.
And FEELING sad when I AM sad is the only way to be with myself.
And if I have to abandon myself in order to be hopeful (which is what a LOT of new age and alternative healing practices are teaching with the “good vibes only” bullshit) THAT IS NOT ACTUALLY HOPE.
Real hope happens in real life which also has other real feelings, even the ones that feel the opposite of hopeful.
Because really, being willing to feel what you’re actually feeling is one of the most hopeful things we can do.
As an introvert, I was looking forward to a quieter-than-I’ve-ever-had holiday but the reality of it, and all of the things it triggers, are not what I had hoped for.
And that’s ok.
I sat with my Year of Hope journal and did some journaling about what I hope the Year of Hope will bring me. I baked and then ate some gingerbread. I took baths and naps. I walked to the big box stores on Boxing Day to get half price Christmas lights and hung them up over my bed and that is pretty dreamy.
I also cashed in some credit card points I had been saving for a trip to Paris with my ex, and used them to get some stuff for around the house - to make things cozier and to upgrade some of my baking/cooking supplies.
Taking care of myself when I feel sad.. feels hopeful.
Accepting that this is what it is... feels hopeful.
I am really looking forward to the Year of Hope! The classroom is almost ready to go, I plan (hope?) to open it up on Dec 31st. I'll send an email to everyone in the membership with a link as soon as it's ready.
Today is the December New Moon call.
This feels like such a perfect way to end the year! I hope to see you there, but if you can't make it live, the replay will be on that page a few hours after we're done.
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