A Letter for 2023

I’m choosing to step lightly into 2023. I don’t have a word for the new year, I didn’t make a vision board and I didn’t write down a list of intentions. And that’s ok. The past couple of years I’ve set high intentions for starting off the new year strong. But, every year life seems to challenge me to take a step back and take things slow.

I always imagine the new year as the start of a new book and a new chapter. And the past few years I’ve realized I don’t need to finish a chapter in a day or the book in a few months. It’s ok to take some time to get caught up, organize my thoughts and choose to do things on my own time. I’m throwing away the idea I “should be doing this” or “should be doing that” out the window. This is my opportunity to chart my own path into 2023. Let’s give each other grace and encouragement for however you choose to start the new year.

My hope for 2023 is to make more room for spontaneity and enjoying the little things. When I look back on the past year it’s the small moments that brought me the most joy. A spontaneous day at the beach with my nephews, a surprise date night with Cory, evening walks in the community garden, and saying our peak and pit at the end of the day. I hope the new year brings more of this stuff.

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald