✨ Honouring What Was & Making Space for What’s Next

I’m learning that moving toward a New Year isn’t about “leaving the past behind.” It’s about carrying it forward — gently, intentionally, lovingly.

My mom is part of every plan I make. Every goal I set. Every act of courage I take. Every moment of healing I choose. Every time I show up for myself, my business, my people.

She’s in all of it.

So as I move from Christmas toward the New Year, here’s what I’m choosing to hold:

💫 1. Gratitude for the memories that made this Christmas meaningful, even with the ache.

Her traditions. Her humour. Her love. They shaped the entire week.

💫 2. Grace for myself as I navigate grief in real time.

Some days I glow. Some days I crumble. Both are okay.

💫 3. Hope for what’s coming — even if it feels complicated.

Hope doesn’t erase grief. It just gives it somewhere soft to land.

💫 4. Intention for the year ahead.

Not pressure. Not perfection. Just presence.

So the New Year doesn’t ask me to forget.

It doesn’t ask me to move on.

It simply invites me to continue — with love, with memory, with a heart that’s been changed.

I’m learning that carrying my mom forward isn’t heavy in the way I once feared.

It’s grounding.

It’s guiding.

It’s the quiet strength beneath my feet as I step into what’s next.

Some days will still feel tender.

Some days will feel hopeful.

Some days will feel like both at once.

And that’s okay.

As I cross into the New Year, I’m choosing softness over urgency.

Presence over pressure.

Compassion over expectations.

I don’t need all the answers.

I just need to keep showing up — gently, honestly, and with my heart wide open.

Because love doesn’t end when a year does.

It continues.

And so do I.

Love you Mom xxoo