New Year’s Day—
Everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.
Kobayashi Issa, tr. Robert Hass
Hello, dear human. This is a very quick note to tell you how much I appreciate you, and that today, amidst all the emails about fresh starts and classes and sales and self-improvement, if you do not feel festive, or hopeful, or excited about the future; if the thought of setting goals or intentions or resolutions fills you with stress or anxiety or dread; if you’ve been relentlessly striving to Fix Yourself as the world goes up in flames, and you just can’t do it anymore; if the events of the last few years have chewed up and spit out the thought “This year will be better”:
that’s ok.
You are enough, as you are right now. And I am so, so glad you’re here.
That's a lovely message, Kate. Thank you!
Glad you're here too, Kate.