A Well Wish For the New Year
Happy New Year!
I’m not gonna lie, I don’t really feel like writing a blog post today. BUT- I do feel like following through on my commitment to write once a week, so here we are! This year I managed to put up a blog post every Wednesday since June 5th, 2024 and I intend to keep up the streak! Perhaps that is my resolution for 2025? Sure, why not!
A New Year’s Eve scene in Acadia National Park yesterday. It kind of reminds me of The Hermit tarot card…
I thought it would be nice to write about how 2025 is a year of The Hermit. You know I love tarot year cards! But I think it would be best to spend more time contemplating The Hermit and what it signifies for the year ahead before I write about it. So look for that blog post later in the month when I can do the subject justice. Today, I’m not in a very introspective mindset and The Hermit is nothing if not deeply introspective.
Then I thought I could do a tarot spread for 2025, but oh yeah, I already did that. Lol. You can try out the spread for yourself today to get a read on how the year will unfold for you. If you’re curious what cards I picked for us all, go read that post in which I did a reading for the collective. It looks like it’s going to be an interesting year! It’s good to go over a tarot reading after a little bit of time has passed so that you can get some fresh perspective as your angle on life changes over time. That’s why I love doing email tarot readings, so you can read it over and over again!
So after all that, I guess I’ll just write about New Year’s Day as it’s unfolding for me. I feel like however you spend New Year’s Day sets the tone for the year ahead. I’m going to spend today being soft, slow, and calm. Doesn’t that sound nice? Wouldn’t it be great to spend the whole year like that? It would be for me! Or perhaps you like the chaos and the hustle. Word, you do you.
I’m also spending a little bit of time writing in my Willow Path Planner for 2025. I am not going to set out all my plans for the year ahead, but a few top level ones, and things that just pop into my mind, are going to get entered into it’s beautiful pages of possibility. I’ve been talking with my partner and family members over the last few days about what could be in store for the year ahead and I have ideas I’d like to commit to paper. As I’m sure you’ve read here a million times before, people who makes goals AND write them down are much more likely to actually follow through on those goals. So write away!
And here I am writing my blog post! I feel like spending this time writing on the first day of the year sets a precedent for structured and dedicated writing throughout 2025. I have so many things to write! I’m sure I will find the time and energy to write many more posts this year.
Cosmo and I took a walk yesterday and watched a beaver eating lunch out on an icy pond for a while. It was very tranquil and beautiful.
A word of the year is also in progress. I like to pick a word to act as a theme for the year ahead. It is a bit of an aspirational symbol for how I would like my year to unfold. I’m toying with the idea of using the world “Listen” as my word of the year for 2025. It reminds me to pay attention. It basically has the same connotation as “Mindfulness”, but I like “Listen” better. Ha! We shall see if it sticks or if a little more contemplation reveals a different word in the next few days. Otherwise, “Listen” it shall be.
And ya know what- that is about all for today. I will leave you with a well wish for the New Year: May your year begin with the energy that you wish to maintain throughout the year. May you listen to the messages of your intuition, your heart, your innate intelligence, and the wisdom of your body. May you be happy and healthy.