#93: Thoughts for a new year

Jan 01, 2025

This year I’ll be the same person I was last year, but I’ll know myself a little better.

This year I am remembering that resolutions are nice ideas but I am a complicated person who will have good days and bad days and there’s no such thing as perfection.

This year I want to be kinder to myself: to my body, to the work I create, to the way I think about and talk to myself.

This year I’m turning the volume down. I’m putting my phone away when I watch a movie. I’m going for walks without headphones.

This year I’m trying to remember that the past has already happened (and I can’t change it). The future will come (and I can’t predict it). This moment, yes, this one right here, is all I have.

This year I’m not creating for perfection or consumption. I’m making mistakes and taking my time and remembering that first drafts are necessary, no matter how messy.

This year I’m trying to listen to my body (and remembering that pain won’t take care of itself in this thirty-one-year-old house).

This year I’m drinking lots of water. It always makes me feel better. Always!

This year I’m thinking about the effects of my consumption: doom scrolling, what I eat and where it comes from, clothes and fast fashion. I’m wearing things that are comfortable and make me feel like myself. I’m working with what’s in my closet rather than adding a lot of new to it. It’s okay to look onto trends and admire without participating.

This year I am remembering that global community is real, that I can help others by being thoughtful about where my money and voice and attention goes.