This week has brought a lot of positive, earth-shifting movement, and along with it, the necessary humility and awareness to make such changes happen. When we grow, we outgrow old skins, and the process of wriggling out of them, or splitting them open to crawl out of them, is . . . honestly, uncomfortable feels like an understatement.

I’ve been blessed with people in my life who do strange and unusual things, and thus make it feel safer for me to do the same.

We all know things are fucked right now, so I’m not going to spend time listing how. If you want some alternative news outlets besides the ones that make money from giving certain messages, here are my current favorites…

January has become polarized for me. There’s deep, meaningful work: therapy and journaling, reworking my business to match my need and values, taking care of my rabbit’s health issues. And there’s escapism: watching Hallmark movies while cross-stitching, reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, playing the Sims.

If you, like me, struggle with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), this time of year has a particular flavor to it: it’s a time of wanting to do more than just maintain, but struggling to remember the feeling of fun and invigoration.

So far, the January stillness and Cancer full moon have brought with them humbling revelations, as well as promises of liberation from old patterns, if I can grow my strength. Does any of this resonate with you?