Hello You! I do hope that you are in the best of health, wealth and strength. The weekend was fun. There is now a Christmas buzz is in the air. The breeze is cool and chilly. The year 2025 is almost over.  What else could you ask for but to continue being the best version of you and enjoy every moment of it. 

 

Christmas is almost here

This Christmas feels different,

lighter, brighter,

like the calm breeze finally decided

to blow peace in my direction.

 

The lights in the palm trees shimmer,

not as a reminder of what I lost,

but of everything I’ve gained

by choosing myself first.

 

I walked on the beach roads of Anegada,

sun on my skin,

salt in my hair,

freedom dancing in my footsteps.

 

Lobster Fest called my name, loud and clear 

grills smoking,

butter sizzling,

music sweet like December air.

I laugh with strangers who feel like home,

sip something chilled,

and toast to the version of me

who thought she’d never rise again.

 

The season doesn’t ache this time.

It glows. Thanksgiving was merry, cheerful and grateful

Because now I know joy isn’t found

in people who couldn’t hold me,

it’s found in moments like this:

a plate of fresh lobster,

a shoreline humming old Christmas songs,

a woman rediscovering her magic

in the place she always belonged.

 

I choose peace this year.

I choose presence.

I choose my own company

and the way it no longer feels lonely.

 

And as the stars gather

over the calm Anegada sky, boat sailing away,

I whisper a quiet gratitude,

not for what I hoped for,

but for what I reclaimed:

my spirit,

my voice,

my season,

my joy.

 

This Christmas,

feels like a gift. My gift to me.