Hi, December

Hello sweet friends and welcome to December, 2021. I hope this newsletter finds you happily relaxing and enjoying this beautiful December day.

Or, I hope it finds you with the buzz of new things to come, anxious, waiting, hoping, and planning.

I am currently sitting on the dock of the houseboat I rented in Portland, getting ready to head back to Bend, my tiny home, and my plants. I’ve had a wonderful time here full of sweet friends, incredible Sufganiyot (delicious special Hanukkah donuts), Thai curry, Vietnamese noodles, and my incredibly kind and wonderful adopted family.

Though I am here, I am thinking about you, dear reader. What you’re doing, how you’re feeling. December can be difficult for many people - the end of the year - the beginning of a new year. Endings. Beginnings.

A time for renewal.

So, today, something a little bit different (though I may continue the tradition). I’ve created a sweet, December playlist and a recommendation of a book I am currently reading.

From my heart to yours.

I hope you enjoy them.

A sweet recommendation:

When Women Were Birds

“For far too long we have been seduced into walking a path that did not lead us to ourselves. For far too long we have said yes when we wanted to say no. And for far too long we have said no when we desperately wanted to say yes. When we don't listen to our intuition, we abandon our souls. And we abandon our souls because we are afraid if we don't, others will abandon us.”

With love, always,

Yoni 💕