new moon of January 2026
It's been a season of grief and loss.
But kind souls are holding space for me to soothe this pain, in community. Feelings of gratefulness and gladness wash over me.
Some nice things that have helped me to navigate surges of sadness and other emotions:
- gelato
- sharing my sorrows with a friend whom I feel emotionally safe with
- impromptu sing-along sessions with strangers at public pianos (featuring pop songs with sad tear-jerking lyrics)
- long solo walks, on both quiet nights and sun-drenched days
- Anne Lamott's (hilarious) book: “Operating Instructions: A journal of my son's first year”
- organic vegetables at dinner-time
I could go on and on, but you get the idea.
May I direct you now to Anne Lamott's Substack (e-newsletter). She's like an auntie who stays far away, lucid-eyed and pithily humorous when she comes over suddenly and gives you uncomfortable kisses that you never asked for, but which you appreciate anyway.