December.
You got here all this manner. And perhaps that does not really feel like an achievement in any respect, perhaps you are left questioning how that even occurred, how the times saved transferring ahead if you felt caught, or drained, or overwhelmed. But it surely is one thing. It is mainly every part. As a result of this yr has introduced lots. Perhaps an excessive amount of. And but right here you might be.
Perhaps you are a bit bruised by belongings you did not see coming. Perhaps you are drained in methods you possibly can’t fairly clarify to anybody. Maybe there’s a satisfaction someplace in your chest, small however noticeable, like a lightweight that refused to exit. Or perhaps you are holding all of that directly, exhaustion, gratitude, confusion, and hope all blended collectively. That is okay. Most of us are.
There isn’t a end line to dash to now. Not a requirement to make these final days a masterpiece of productiveness. There isn’t any must rush or rush to “make the yr depend.” You’ve got already counted. Your presence counts. Your survival counts. The truth that you saved going when it will have been simpler to not, that counts greater than you understand.
Let this final month be light on you. Let it sluggish you down and remind you to breathe. Let December be peaceable, magical and calm.
No matter you’ve got been carrying this yr, the stress, the uncertainty, the losses you have not talked about, the targets that slipped via your fingers, the therapeutic that took longer than you thought, it is okay to let go of your grip now. You do not have to carry it the identical method anymore. If right now feels even barely lighter, discover it. Let your self admire it.
You’ve got finished sufficient. Actual. Even when you really feel like that is not the case. Even when your thoughts insists that it is best to have finished extra, finished extra, achieved extra. The reality is that you might be sufficient simply the way in which you might be.
And you’ll relaxation. To breathe. To only be human on the finish of an extended yr. Sit with your self. Let the world round you decelerate for as soon as.
You made it.
That is sufficient. And also you too. 💌