happy new year

It’s been an eventful year. A stream flowing faster, then slower. Waves washing ashore, then pulling back to the depths.

Meeting new friends, and losing old ones. Exploring new places, but staying anchored in familiar territory. Confronting fears on my own terms, then being confronted by them involuntarily. Life has never been more exciting, yet death has never been more present.

If there’s one thing I could give to you and my future self, it would be this. Stay open. Embrace the unknown. Let yourself be carried away and see where the ebb and flow of life takes you. We’ve come a long way and that’s something to be proud of. But we still have a long way to go.

Thank you for sticking around. Wishing you all the best for the new year.

– rvm