What I hope for you, and me, in 2024.
On some of the things I hope the next year brings for us to make it a better year than 2023.
Like many folks, 2023 was a dumpsterfire for me. I feel like I will spend the next couple of years working through all the happenings of the last few years, especially this one.
This year I experienced prolonged unemployment and a demoralizing job search. I weaned myself off of medication after realizing I could not predict when I’d have insurance again. I had a falling out with my best friend and favorite human and we have not spoken in months. Sickness ran through my family and loved ones like the plague. I completely bankrupted myself (without actually filing for bankruptcy) and had to financially rely heavily on friends and family. And, suicidal ideation was more prevalent than in any previous year.
To say I never want to experience a year like this again would be a gross understatement. I haven’t set a word for the new year in a long time but “ABUNDANCE” keeps popping up for me so it shall be mine for the next year.
Righteous indignation boils up as I reflect on all that I feel these past few years have taken from me. So much so that I am feeling audacious enough to demand that my cup overflows in all of the ways in 2024.
So, if you’ve had a year like mine, here’s what I hope for you in 2024:
Self-awareness on a transformational level.
More good days than bad.
Rest in all of the ways; for mind, body, and soul.
The release of any harbored anger or resentment.
A plethora of random good thoughts throughout your day that make you smile.
Love so good you know that it was ordained by a higher source.
Moments where you are reminded of why you were placed on this planet.
The amicable end of toxic connections and the beautiful beginning of new ones.
Random acts of kindness that restores your faith in humanity.
Opportunities that stretch you for the better.
Chances to relax, release, and regroup.
An uninterrupted appreciation for life.
An end to any self-doubt or self-loathing that is preventing you from being your best self.
Receiving everything you deserve, no longer settling for “just enough.”
Permission to be unapologetically you.
Any healing you’ve been patiently waiting to receive.
Contentment in times of uncertainty.
And lastly, all the H A P P I N E S S you can stand, and THEN some.
Happy New Year
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Thank you so much Amara! I’m glad it resonated with you. Here’s to all of this and SO much more in 2024!
This is such a glorious way to enter the New Year. I had an emotional response to this, I felt every single word. "I am feeling audacious enough to demand that my cup overflows in all of the ways in 2024." yes, entirely and divinely!