This time of year is both wonderful and a possible shit show. Let’s be honest here. As we pull in, gather in the ones we want, and the others, we assault our thinkings. I’m certain there is a perfectoral word for each part of that deeply awkward and challenging thought process. We get through it.

But it isn’t enough, because we want to be seen as who we are within any dynamic, and no dynamic is an easy drawing. Not now, maybe not ever. I know I am old, but I see this as an exciting thing because someone, one one is going to rise, not like wildfire. I did hover over the button there.

So who of you might rise beyond? Stuck, confined, lost, cold even in a ‘comfortable’ relationship, a safe place which isn’t. Will you risk and rise?

A new year 2026. Make it yours.