The Lunar New Year always feels like a second beginning.
A softer chance to reset.
I had planned to finish this blog while I was in Cuba last month… but life had other plans. The wifi was very unstable there. Oh well…
Travel, rest, and then a few days of not feeling well once I came home. I needed time to recover from traveling. Ugh! My body just shut down from tiredness. I wasn’t sick — just tired. Oh well… maybe that, too, was part of the reset. Haha.
Cuba was much cooler than expected because of the storm, but it was still exactly what I needed. Slower mornings. Warm(er) air. Time that didn’t feel scheduled down to the minute. It was a good vacation overall!
I brought Bittersweet by Susan Cain with me and finished it. The subtitle — How sorrow and longing make us whole — resonated with me so much.
The book cover even matched with our room! 😊
It made me think about how rest doesn’t always look bright and joyful. Sometimes it’s reflective. Sometimes it’s quiet. Sometimes it’s sitting with thoughts.
I was reading, journaling, thinking.
Reflecting.
Relaxing.
There was also salsa dancing with friendly locals, and a few rum cocktails enjoyed.
Coming home, I realized something.
A reset doesn’t always mean reinventing everything.
Sometimes it simply means returning to what matters.
For me, that looks like:
Warm tea in my favourite cup.
A notebook page. (Or three. I will write about it soon. )
One focused task at a time.
As we move into this new lunar cycle, I’m choosing gentle structure over pressure. Slow over fast. Depth over noise. I want to be intentional.
Maybe this season isn’t about doing more.
Maybe it’s about doing what matters with care.
I’m also thinking of starting The Artist’s Way. I’ll write about that soon.
If you are feeling like to reset too, I hope you allow yourself a soft one.
One cup of tea at a time. 🍵