Festivity Across Every Celebration!

Hello everyone! I hope you're enjoying your holidays, whatever that may entail!

I'm especially looking forward to hearing stories about all the different types of holidays observed around the world! Including (but not exclusively):

• Mawalid al-Nabi in Islamic tradition

• Thanksgiving in a few different countries

• Bohdi Day in Buddhism

• Las Posadas in LatinX Christianity

• The Winter Solstice as a Pagan tradition

• Panacha Ganapti in Hinduism

• Chanukkah in Judaism

• Kwanzaa for those of African Heritage

• The beginning of the New Year in America

• and Christmas celebrated world-wide

These are the end of year holidays I am aware of. If I'm forgetting any, please feel free to add your special holiday tradition in my comments. I would love to know how you commemorate your holidays!

I hope that everyone had, and will have, a great time during their holiday(s) that they celebrate at the end of the calendar year.

I wish you all the best in the coming new year! Hopefully, 2026 has a lot of great adventures and excitement and is super productive for all of you! I'm not going to say "this is our year" simply because we have no idea what the future holds for us, and saying such a thing is just asking for disaster lol. Let's just do the best we can and try to make it an amazing year!

Peace, cheer, and good vibes for all! Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

~ Jade

Not the best, but...

I'm not the best at writing, but I will do better at it.

I'm not the best when it comes to posting, but I will become better at it.

I'm not the best at being outgoing, but I plan to be better at it.

I'm not the best at promoting myself, but I have been better about doing it.

I'm not the best at a lot of things, but I won't let that stop me from trying to be better. And you shouldn't let things like "not being the best" stop you from doing the best that you can. The best things you can do for yourself is improve upon yourself, overcome obstacles, and have a growth mindset.

You are brave!

You are capable!

You are amazing!

And we will be better!

Here's to being a better version of ourselves!

Winter Blues to Spring Time Blooms

This is a message about me, personally. I realize it's still Winter time, but I cannot wait until Spring time starts to pop into action. Spring brings an air of freshness and bolts of color back into our lives. It's much needed after the dreary, dark, coldness of Winter. The sunshine, the warmth, the smells of Spring; they all lift the spell that Winter casts over me. Winter, in all honesty, is the one season I struggle with the worst.

I'm not saying that all of Winter is bad. There are aspects of Winter that I adore. I love the holidays, the smell of snow, drinking warm tea, snuggling up under a blanket, and all the fuzzy socks, thick sweaters, and boots I get to wear.

However, with Spring I can go for long walks and hikes again, and actually enjoy them. I can drive with my windows down, take my dogs outside to play, take care of my garden, do some hardcore Spring cleaning, etcetera, you catch my drift. New Year's Day might be one type of new beginning, but Spring is a whole other type of new beginning. One that brings forth an invigorating start of my own self. I feel more alive and more capable once the weather warms up.

Spring time brings:

--Bright greenery and a stunning colors

--Beautiful, sweet smells

--Warm and dazzling sunshine

--Intense, amazing storms

--New and fresh origins

--Births and creations

Spring time is right around the corner and, like I said before, I absolutely can't wait. Who else agrees with me?