Letting Go in 2025, Week Fifty-Two in the No Longer New Abnormal

I don’t know what 2025 has in store for us, but I do know that I am doing my best to let things go so I have the mental space to enjoy what good comes our way, and to endure what hardships might present themselves. I think of letting go as a lifestyle edit. However, I don’t have a great track record of editing my own stuff. I give things away and quickly fill the void. I attempt to open up time in my schedule only to return to my busy norm. I believe in second and seventeenth chances, so I am cleaning out my drawers and closets, as best I can. I am limiting my activity to events that bring me pure joy. Letting go is more a state of being than the action it takes to unload.

In the service of letting go, I will be shifting when and how I post on this blog. It may not be weekly, unless I’m so inclined. I am going to try to create a bit of freedom from writing so that I can relax more. It will be interesting to see what that’s like. I’ve learned so much from these past years writing this blog. The…