The dawn of a new year

With bonus apocalypse

For those of you marking the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the New York Times is encouraging us to focus on our relationships for our resolutions this year. Sometimes relationships can thrive when we place limits on them. It seems paradoxical, but we all do best under certain circumstances and limits can keep us within that zone of safety. Just like different plants need different amounts of light, different sized pots, different fertilizer, and different amounts of water, relationships can blossom under the right conditions.

Some of us need to reestablish our relationship with ourselves first. When there are so many demands on your time, it's easy for the urgent things to take priority over the big picture. Something like this printable PDF can be a nice reminder to stay focused on things that are important and not urgent. It can be a big help to have a nudge to make sure we're doing what we can for ourselves.

All of us know the things that brighten our days. Even if you aren't celebrating the New Year, since time is a social construct and midnight on Wednesday is a moment like any other, I hope you enjoy some brightness in your days.

If you want a fun read on the end of time and insight into why “in 2024, 67% of Americans said the lowest point in history is, in fact, this very moment” check out The end is nigh and here’s why over on Experimental History.