Momentum

I wish to be much farther down the road, if I'm honest.

Instead, I will appreciate where I am.

For yesterday I wished to be at this point.

And now that I have arrived, I want to be at yet another.

And tomorrow, I'm sure I will wish to be someplace new altogether.

I will see where today takes me instead.

And at the end of the day, I will be grateful.

Grateful for the journey and the momentum I've gained.

After all, today is where just yesterday I hoped I'd be.

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To Tomorrow

To tomorrow, a new year and a new day.
It won't come without its challenges - but it never does.

Here's to showing up as our best selves;
to rising to meet the challenges ahead;
to working together;
to embracing love and kindness;
to seeing the beauty in the mundane;
to new wonders and new discoveries;
to cherishing the time we have.

Here's to a colorful new year ahead and letting the light in each of us shine through.

Happy new year.

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More than a Cup

Life has felt incredibly hectic lately, as it does for many this time of year.

I long for it to slow down.

As I often do when life feels out of sorts, I brew a cup of tea.

I breathe a little more deeply as I sit to enjoy it.

Wrapping my hands around the cup, I take in the warmth and aroma. The tea, still too hot to sip.

I wait for it to cool and realize I've stopped racing. For just a few moments, I've gotten off the hamster wheel of life.

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