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Day Piercy's avatar

I appreciated your self-encouragement and I’m glad you had fun.

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Solveig Petch's avatar

"I basically want to cancel all my plans, especially at this time of year." — Are you my long lost sibling? 😅 (In other words: I can totally relate, and I'm equal parts impressed and inspired by this!)

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Beth Hayden's avatar

There are many of us! Do you sometimes feel relieved when someone cancels a social engagement - even someone you really like and want to see? 🤣 I feel weird about that, but I blame it on my weird brain chemistry.

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Solveig Petch's avatar

Ummmm... YES! 😅

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Miz Y's avatar

Your words painted a scene of such beauty of every kind. (Also, "yeeted right out of there" made me laugh!) Love that you chose the path of greater resistance -- what an incredible return on your investment. As someone who's sung next to you and also enjoyed your writing for years, I know how your voice elevates those around you. :)

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Beth Hayden's avatar

Awwww, thank you. :) This warmed my heart! Happy holidays, friend!

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Tamara G. Suttle's avatar

Hello, my friend! Jut now finding your substack! Didn’t know it had gone live yet. Totally jealous of your caroling experience. Haven’t been caroling in decades and miss it so much! Love that you did it. Love that you wrote about it. And, love that you shared it here! Happy 2025!

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Beca Lewis's avatar

So true! It's amazing how well it works!

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Beth Hayden's avatar

My goal for 2025 is to do more things!

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Beca Lewis's avatar

Mine too - but be more careful about what's mine to do, and then do it. I tried things in 2024 (on purpose) that I realized I don't want to do. So that's a good thing.

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Beth Hayden's avatar

Absolutely! I took a "Learn to Crochet" class over the summer, and realized I actually prefer knitting and don't want to crochet! Not a bad to weed stuff out while we're doing things.

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Beca Lewis's avatar

Gaining wisdom - the one gift of getting older!

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