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Asthefinalgrainsofsandslipthroughthenarrowwaistoftheyearshourglass,westandonthecusp—onehandstillwarmfromtheembersofmemoriesnotyetfullycooled,theotherreachingforward,fingersoutstretchedtocatchthefirstfaintscentofpossibilitycarriedonthecold,cleanwindofJanuary.

Theoldyeardepartsnotwithauniformsigh,butasamosaicofmoments:somefragmentsglitterwithhard-wonjoy,othersholdthemutedtonesofquietsorrow,andmanyaresimplythesoft,neutraltilesofdayslivedinordinarygrace.Allarenowsetintothepermanent,ifimperfect,tableauofwhowehavebecome.

Weengageinthegentlearchaeologyofthesoul,siftingthroughthesedimentarylayersofthepasttwelvemonths—brushingdustfromforgottenresolutions,polishingtheoccasionaldiscoveredgemofinsight,andcarefullycatalogingthefossilsofheartachesthathavelongsinceturnedtostone,lighterforthecarrying.

Midnightapproaches,apoisedaxisbetweenwhatwasandwhatmightbe.Inthatsuspendedsilencebeforethecheerserupt,weareofferedarareclarity:toacknowledgethecracksinourarmorwithoutshame,andtoseeinthemnotjustdamage,buttheplaceswherelight—newlight—hasbegun,stubbornly,toseepin.

Theritualoflist-makingcommences,asecularactoffaithwherepenmeetspapertoconjurefutures:promisestoourbodies,ourminds,ourrelationships,writteninthehopefulscriptofaselfwebelievewecanbe—eveniflastyear’slistliesnearby,atestamenttotheperennial,beautifulstruggleofaspiration.

Thereiscatharsisinsymboliccleaning—thescrubbingofwindowstoletinanewqualityoflight,thediscardingofobjectsthathaveabsorbedthestaleenergyofpostponedtasksandfadedmoods—asifbyphysicallycreatingspaceonourshelves,wemakeroomforalessclutteredfate.

Asthefinalhoursofthisyearslipthroughourfingerslikegrainsofsand,Ifindmyselfgratefulforeverystumblethatt