When the new year calls for something soft

​Already, we have entered a new year. Already, the light is returning and the days are slowly getting longer again. It is still the time of hibernation and contemplation, but I’m also starting to feel an excitement for this new year we have ahead of us.

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New Years resolutions always gives me mixed feelings, and usually I try to identify focus areas to work on, rather than specific goals, for less stress and less pressure. We have enough of that in our lives already anyway. For this year my words came to me in a very easy flowing and intuitive way, and I scribbled it down on post-it, in-between whatever it was I was doing at the moment. I wrote:

Softness, community, and creativity. And the importance to find your tribe.

It feels quite often like this is the complete opposite to what is happening in the world right now. Hustle, greed and selfishness is taking more and more space, while caring, empathy and community have to stand back. And I think it is time for a shift in our values and what we find important. I think it is time we take back what it means to be human.

So, for this new year, I want softness. I want to be surrounded by cotton candy and a soft morning light. Walking slowly throughout the year with a calm feeling in my in my chest, guided by quiet vibrations that show me the way. I want to wake up slowly with the sun, and the birds, and with the inner calm and confidence that I’m on the right path.

For this new year, I want community. Community building, and real and meaningful connections. A tribe that supports, that offers, and that receives. I want a community where kindness and authenticity is key. Where we can be safe together, and find refuge. I want true relationships rather than isolation, because in the end it’s your tribe that will fill up your cup when you are feeling drained.

For this new year, I want creativity. I want to speak my truth and create my life. I want to express my inner worlds, show the universe what makes the bubbles pop under my skin and my heart to beat a little faster. The world becomes a dangerous place when we become silent.

​So for this new year, I want softness. And I want our actions to be aligned with our hearts.