How is your new year going so far? Tbh, mine doesn’t feel very different than 2020… but honestly, why should it? Only a few days have passed. Everything’s preeeeetty much the same as it was a week ago. I think we put way too much pressure on the new year.

Happy Winter Solstice! This day marks the beginning of winter and is the darkest day of the year. It's also my favorite one to look forward to because starting tomorrow, the amount of daylight will begin to increase! Idk about you, but I love the sun & daylight and get pretty sad as it starts decreasing after summer. This little bit of knowledge helps me to get through the winter with a little bit more ease.

Does the holiday season stress you out? I get stressed thinking about all the obligations, expectations, excess, and waste. Yuck. Obligatory gift giving, presents that nobody really actually wants, all the wrapping materials that get thoughtlessly thrown out to contribute to the already overcrowded landfills. The impending doom of feeling like we're running out of time to accomplish ALL the things on our to-do list before the year ends.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Do you give yourself a hard time when you don't finish a task, if you "mess up" or say the wrong thing, if you have a bad day or don't think you did a good job on a project? Or if you made dinner and it turned out like total crap? (hahaha I hate that one) But seriously, what does your internal dialogue look like? Are you beating yourself up? Or are you responding to yourself with loving kindness and compassion? If your best friend came to you with that exact situation, would you be telling them the same things you're telling yourself?

The other parts of the dreams are the ones I want to talk about. The part where my cat was on the ceiling... and the entire rest of the dream I didn't get into. The parts that may have hidden and secret meanings between the lines. The juicy messages our subconscious wants to reach us with. Maybe your dreams are hints to real-world events, with hidden messages sprinkled in.