Merry Joy

Merry. Joy.

New year. New me. (ha)

Fresh start. (Old ways.)

So much to say. (not really sure; but always wanted to say it)

And where to really begin.

At the beginning.

January. 2026.

Snow drifting down. Soft and gentle. Like a snowglobe.

Is it snow? Or just the frost warming and losing its grip on the branch?

Either way. I admire its quiet beauty. And the way it captures my whole soul. 

Forcing me to want to share. Moving my fingers across the keys here.

Amazed at the lack of wind. The softness of the fall.

Sprinkles. Glittering.

With the overcast sky. 

Those are really my favorite. 

Sullen. Grey.

Easy on the eyes. 

Neutral background.

Have you found your word for the year? I had been struggling to locate one…..

Bless magazines and their innate ability to be cut. 

Out of content. Providing a different perspective. 

One that fits my narrative. 

A phrase. (?)

That can be caulked into the crevices. 

Making me feel.

Whole. 

Let steep for one hour. (that was the phrase that grabbed my attention.)

And who would I be if I didn’t look up the definition for steep?!

• To soak in water or other liquid to soften, cleanse.

• To wet thoroughly in or with a liquid

• To immerse in a particular kind of experience or area of learning, fill or saturate with a particular quality over a long period of time

• The act or process of steeping; or the state of being steeped.

I shall be engaging in the acts of and letting myself steep for 2026. 

To begin this steeped immersion, I would like to circle back to being more present here. 

This written diary has been a culmination of my creative wanderings that started in 2009. 

Ebbing……Flowing. 

Some years are heavy with words.

Others light; but present. 

Mildly lost.

A glimpse of remembrance.

With a sudden flurries of writing. 

I don’t believe in pre-writing. 

I need to be present. At the moment.

Otherwise the words sound hollow. 

Tinny. Not my own.

I hope you will join me. But it is ok if you don’t.

This selfishly isn’t really for you. 

There is no woo-ing you here.

There is just an abstract take of moments.

It is a documentation of life for me. 

But I do so hope you will watch this view back of my 2025.