Tomorrow is December 2023 and I am SO READY.
My tarot card that I pulled for this month (last year) was The Chariot. (Way to end the year on a banger, dude.) This is the card that urges you to be active / not passive, it is a sign of encouragement to assert yourself, have courage and be disciplined.
...It also said something about possible travel via ground... But we'll just ignore that part. (When am I not travelling on the ground? Well... right now, I suppose.)
Incidentally, this is precisely the attitude I am bringing into December. I have carefully and - dare I say - skillfully curated a mighty cozy home. I have surrounded myself with beauty / things that are good for my brain / things to create / things to learn and read / healthy, delicious food and sweet hygge. I am ready to bundle up, hunker down and stay inside. I will focus on not running myself into the ground. I will do wonderful work for myself and when I do not: I will relax. (When did it get so difficult to stay inside?) I am filled with intention and it feels like lightning in my body.
(No, wait... that's my sciatica...)
In January, once this December month is over, it will still be cold. It will still be slow at the restaurant. I will still be too far away from friend / family snuggles. But! It will be a new year. I will thank 2023 for its good and thank myself and my loved ones for helping me survive the bad. And learn from it.
I have never been into "New Year's Resolutions" because I believe that if a person would like something to change, they should start working on that immediately / not make excuses / not wait around for the clock to run out. (Diet starts tomorrow!) But I am finding it exciting to look forward to a new year. (Also: I find separating life by months / years makes it infinitely less overwhelming and stressful.)
I will likely spend this New Year's Eve alone - for the very first time in my adult life!!! And I am looking forward to it. If I hear the Siren's Song, I may go under, but I really hope I'm able to stay inside my weird little home. Listen to weird little songs. drink and eat and do a 13-card pull for 2024.
