Happy New Year!
I hope you’ve had a lovely time over the holidays. Personally I am now half woman/half Lindt ball. Having lost over a stone in the last couple of months, more than enough to fit comfortably into that dress with the now-burst zip, I‘ve probably gained at least 3kg in the last week. But that’s fine. From next week I’ll get back into the old routine again and all smallness will resume.
My New Year’s Resolutions: to be more me. Not to yield as much of myself. I finally watched The Holiday the other night and the line about being a supporting actor in my own life hit home. I shall assume the role of Leading Lady in my own life without being bashful about it. I shall take up my space. (Though not so much space that I no longer fit into my clothes again.)
I am about to take up two big roles not because I have prepared to assume them but because other people have faith in me.
And if my heart is bruised or broken - which has happened far too much recently - I shall realise that none of that is about me. It is a Them problem and therefore not for me to solve.
I shall be brave and I shall be kind because those are the most important things.
Let me wish you, Dear Reader a 2025 filled with contentment, health and small joys.
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