12/25/2025
For some, today is Christmas.
For others, it’s the first night of Hanukkah.
For many, it’s layered, complicated, or quietly heavy.
Joy doesn’t need to be performed.
Exhaustion doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful.
Numbness isn’t failure, it’s a nervous system asking for less.
You don’t need to make today meaningful.
You don’t need to be “on.”
However today meets you,
wishing you a gentle Christmas, a meaningful Hanukkah, or simply a day that lets you breathe.
— Leah