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Layla O'Mara's avatar

I loved this piece Ellen - it feels important to mark these number milestones even if they are, in a way, artibary - they allow those 'mound' moments - in chinese medicine there are points with Mound in the title - they are points that allow someone climb up to gain perspective on the terrain around them, how far they've come, where they are going. I hope this number brings you that.

I'm also very much of the opinion that a later resolution or plan date is best - Feb or March feels good, I'm still in a shaky liminal space right now it feels right not to shake the tree too soon! I love ENOUGH as a word for the year, mine is BREATH - return to it, the rooting, centring of it. Looking forward to journeying with you and your writing for 2025, Layla x

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Sasha Neal's avatar

Thank you so much for the mention Ellen, it was an odd but very nice feeling seeing my name in that list! I really enjoy your writing and I’m excited to continue as one of your (very real) readers, whatever path you decide to take with it. So many resonances, especially with that feeling of not wanting to leave the year… I remember that when my dad died. I think the zero anniversaries must be harder, they draw attention to themselves somehow and force us to consider time passing. It’s all hard work, but I’m sure the processing we do in writing must help. Your memoir sounds great x

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