Happy New Year!

My NYE celebration was extra low key but very necessary. I spent it with great friends. I felt reconnected for the first time in a long time as I shared my dreams and fears. I listened and also felt heard. I spent the morning with them eating, laughing, and committing to strengthening our friendship in the upcoming year. Then, I spent hours sitting around the kitchen table with my grandmother listening to her stories, jokes, hopes, and sorrows. Later in the day, I woke up to a message from someone I hold dear (but have taken some time away from) telling me to take all the time I need to become the person that I want to be. This was comforting and reassuring. All in all, it's been a great 24 hours. I'm looking forward to the next 8,736 hours and wondering how my next year's eve/day will be different (though I really wouldn't change a thing).