Well, you made it.
You crossed the threshold from one year into the next - at least according to the Gregorian calendar. And if you're anything like me, you woke up this morning feeling... exactly the same as yesterday?
That's the thing about New Year's Day - we expect some grand transformation, some cosmic shift, a feeling of newness washing over us. But mostly it just feels like Wednesday. (Or Thursday as is happens this time)
Of course, this is just one new year. The lunar new year won't arrive until late January. The Jewish new year happened back in the fall. Different cultures, different rhythms, different doorways into what's next. Time is more fluid than our calendars suggest.
And yet.
Something did shift today. You stepped through a doorway. This particular calendar flipped. A chapter began, even if it doesn't feel dramatic yet.
Think of it like planting a seed. On January 1st, nothing looks different on the surface. But underground, something is stirring. Roots are beginning to reach. The conditions for growth are being set.
So today, you don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to be a new person or make sweeping declarations. You just have to show up and take one small step in the direction you want to go.
The in-between is over. Now comes the becoming.
What's one small step you can take today?
