JANUARY

January does not come knocking for a resolution.

She is too busy resting and invites you to do the same.

She left instructions on the tree in the yard that say,

Early bedtimes and slow mornings.

Soft intentions and open hearts.

Fewer distractions and Less obligation.

Listen instead for clear desires and let slumber

bring forth your biggest dreams.

This is the season to lean into the dark,

for the soil is too hard for planting.

Spring will come knocking soon enough, fertile and ready.

Begging, then, for your action and resolve.

Come now, enter the sweetness of quiet.

Tread lightly, January is resting.