Dear friends,
Thank you to all of those who joined the session today. I'm sitting at my computer beaming with love.
Today we were writing about 2021, the highs, lows and lessons.
When I was scribbling I could see so clearly that the highs were us coming together and hanging out on zoom for the workshops. Those sessions were honestly the light of the year, along with getting to know my neighbours and seeing old friends.
Lows were, god, well, let’s not go into it now… but I think I cried most days of 2021. I don’t know if this is the sign of deep profound purging or just self-pity and depression - or a mix of all three! But feck it, that’s how it was.
2021: the year of tears and Netflix.
But the learning was clear as a bell: the most important thing to me is being good to the people in my life. It’s very annoying when a big epiphany is so trite and cliched - but there you go, that’s what I properly learned this year. In the past, I think I knew in theory that that’s how I should feel but this year I really really felt it.
2021 was the year when my old ambitions died. I have made numerous professional missteps and I feel OK about that, though financially it’s a worry. There are some regrets and shoulda, woulda, coulda but that’s life isn’t it? For the first time in my adult life, I could not care less about status and success. I just want to earn enough to pay my rent and use whatever talents and skills I have in a way that makes the world a bit better rather than worse.
2021 was also a year of dating disasters! I have also had the most unsuccessful dates of my entire adult life! Honestly!! It was kind of ridiculous how badly I crashed and burned on that front…. but for all of the romantic failings, this was a year rich in love and friendships.
I am so lucky with the people in my life.
Including you.
Thank you for reading and coming to the sessions. It’s a joy and a privilege that you do.
And if any of you want to hang out with some lovely people, please do join us on Sunday 2nd Jan. We’ll be writing about the things we’d like to welcome in in 2022. 2-4pm UK time. To book click LINK HERE
What you write is private. People come from all around the world and write in many languages. You never have to talk and you are welcome to if you like. Camera on or off. All welcome.
Also, later in January, I'll be doing another New Year Imaginings session with Aisling which is a very special, magic, deep and gentle kind of session. It sold out last year and the feedback was wonderful. We’ll send information soon.
Finally Writing for Fun and Sanity sessions is back every Saturday in January. LINK HERE. For those who don't know, these are just drop in sessions where we scribble together about whatever has come up that week. We are never trying to be clever or brilliant. We just move a pen across the paper to see what comes out. We have a nice chat if we feel like it… and listen if we don’t feel like talking. It’s 1-2.30pm and the people are GORGEOUS.
I am so grateful for the beautiful group we have.
A very happy 2022 to you all. Thanks for making my 2021 a better place to be.
Love and huge thanks.
Mx