Dear January: A Love/Hate Letter to The Longest Month of the Year
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Dear January,
You are a new beginning. You are a blank slate.
You are breathtaking chill, bare trees, and bright sun against cloudless blue skies.
You bring weeks of illness and isolation. (Every year.)
You bring fatigue levels that make the rest of the year seem easy (even though I know it’s not).
You bring weariness to my already tired bones.
You inspire me and yet somehow wreck me.
You fill my mind with grand ideas, invite me to make changes,
and give me the hopes and dreams of a brighter future.
You make me want to create.
You beg me to give myself more time and space for myself and the relationships I cherish the most.
You make me feel like I can take on the world and do anything…
And then you bring me to the complete and utter end of myself.
Dear January. You are hard on me. But we still had a good run.
And in spite of your brutality upon this weary momma’s heart and soul, I’m thankful for your gifts.
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12 Comments
letwhylead
Oh my, you could not have said this better. I DO love January for the fresh start and vigor it brings in, especially initially. But by the end of the month? I remember that it’s kind of the worst month of the year. 🙂 (Even the fact that I have a January bday barely helps!)
Aprille
Oh man. That IS bad when even your bday doesn’t help. Mine is in February, which is still winter, but it’s the shortest month of the year and so I’m very ready for February! Especially because this year is the Olympics!
Lori Harris
I love this post Aprille.
I really do.
Aprille
Thanks Lori. Thanks for reading!
Carrie Palaoro
GREAT post Aprille, the way you express yourself is beautiful. Wishing you lots of energy to get through the rest of 2014 and all the new and amazing things this year has to offer.
Aprille
Thank you so much…this was a post I wrote in my journal in a few stolen moments in my bedroom, eating Dove chocolate and listening to relaxation music on Pandora. Ten minutes of sanity and self-expression. 🙂
Ashley Larkin
What a fantastic post, Aprille. How I relate. Yeah, this sure resonates, even though our ground here in Portland wasn’t covered in snow. xoxo
Aprille
Thank you Ashley. We only had snow on the ground for about 2 days of the month, but it made for some nice photos!
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