No more new things.

You guys. I really liked Marie Kondo era. Maybe it’s still going on. I loved the idea of thanking our physical things for their service and letting them go to live other lives. I liked the idea of using the things we loved the most on a daily basis. I am absolutely not good at it, but I love the idea of decluttering and having #lesstoclean.

This is the energy that we need to go into this new year. We do not need more. We do not need the new things and shiny things and yet another one of the things we love the most. I think we need less.

New Years, like all the other holidays, can have some baggage. The most common one being that we have to make up for the bad things we have done. Therefore we relentlessly punish ourselves into January and beyond with lentils and rigorous exercise. I’ve got nothing against either of those, but categorically reject the idea that we need to do more, instead of less. There is magic, and healing in rest, reflection and present moment living.

What if New Years was gently evaluating ourselves, and releasing the things that no longer serve us? What if it isn’t about piling on more duties and expectations but letting go of behaviors or relationships or even physical things? We can have the New Year, but maybe no more new things.