opening

Slowing down before I respond to things. I keep reacting before I've actually felt the thing.

My relationship with my sister. We keep planning to talk properly and something always gets in the way.

Rest without it feeling like failure.

Beginning the year without a plan, just a feeling I want to follow.

Closing things properly — letters, conversations, the projects I keep half-leaving.

The quiet hour in the morning, before anyone needs anything from me.

Long walks without a podcast. Just listening to what's already there.

Letting the year end without trying to wrap it into a story.

Saying yes to small invitations, even when I'd rather stay in.