Arrive First.

Story time!

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice tells of a legendary musician, Orpheus, who travels into the Underworld to rescue his beloved wife, Eurydice, from death after she's bitten by a snake. Hades finally agrees to let her return, under one condition: Eurydice has to travel behind Orpheus and he can’t look back during their journey to the world above.

As they travel back he can’t see her or hear her. Orpheus, filled with doubt and fear that Hades has actually kept Eurydice, looks back as they approach the entrance to the living world. 

When he turns, Eurydice is in fact behind him. She is instantly pulled right back into the underworld never to be saved again. He is ultimately crushed and roams the rest of his life playing sad music. Like most Greek mythology, quite tragic. 

This story popped into my head as I stared at an empty journal, mostly as intrusive thought. I have been avoiding any time to reflect on 2025. I was avoiding any goal setting, manifesting, or planning for the next year as well. 

In part because I find it funky to look back on a year I am still living in, it’s the 27th, there are days still to be had in 2025. Which is silly but I like to milk my time, time is precious baby.

I do want to plan and set goals for the months to come, but not yet!

In a world of looming vision board workshops and manifesting circles, can I have a moment to chill?

Yes looking back is fabulous, loads of information in the past, and the saying is hindsight is 20/20- all good. But wherever you go, you will be there and it’s hard to know where you’re going if you don’t know where you are.

All that to say, I want to make it out of the Underworld (I mean parts of 2025 were in fact hellish) trusting that the person I am carrying with me is present. The “person” meaning all the learning, failings, goods, and bads are here with me at this moment. 

And for a few moments or even days, I simply exist. Because this time last year I really wanted to be the person I am today. I’d like to cherish her for a moment before she keeps growing. 

If you are excited about self reflection and jonesing to cut magazines to make a vision board asap, do that! I want to be clear, I like all of that and think it’s great to be excited about all your plans and dreams. I just feel like this year was spicy and to get a few days to avoid some self imposed pressure to grow can be a gift. 

If we reflect and look back at the year and all ooo’s and aaa’s of 2025, nothing will be swept away like Eurydice, nothing will be lost. Simply planting a seed: Enjoy your time with the present you the year produced, they’re here. They did their best, that’s more than great!

Happy New Year!