Where seasons reach out to one another, the change is purposeful.
There is a moment after the holidays that often goes unnamed.
The lights dim, the schedules loosen and the energy makes a quick shift.
What remains is full of information.
The body is still processing.
The heart is still sorting.
The nervous system is recalibrating after intensity, whether that intensity came from joy, grief, connection, separation, or expectation.
This is not a time to decide who you are or where you’re going next.
This is a time to be most present and purposeful.
What you feed your mind right now matters.
What you allow into your presence matters.
What you replay, what you consume, what you dwell in, all of it becomes structure.
Not because it’s right or wrong,
but because attention builds architecture.
What you notice stabilizes.
What you resist persists.
What you listen to teaches you
where alignment already exists.
This is where renewal actually begins,
not with resolutions,
not with pressure,
not with fixing anything,
but with purpose.
Are you moving through the day with kindness or resistance?
Are you feeding your body nourishment or distraction?
Are your thoughts pulling you backward, or allowing you to arrive fully here?
The past is a foundation, not a destination.
Memory can guide, but it cannot lead.
You don’t step forward by erasing what was.
You step forward by using it as experience,
by choosing a slightly different turn,
by experimenting with one small shift.
A new path doesn’t announce itself loudly.
It opens quietly when you’re willing to listen.
The forest doesn’t explain itself.
It invites you to breathe
and discover what is already alive.
Today doesn’t ask you to change your life.
It asks you to notice it.
Gentle Practice:
Lower the volume, just a little.
Less input, more purpose.
Ask one simple question, without needing an answer:
What is available to me right now?
-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow, we explore change and how small shifts in attention can quietly realign an entire season.
SONSHINE FOR YOU 
This is beautifully grounded and deeply wise. I love how you honor the quiet space after the holidays—the unnamed in-between where real integration happens. Your words feel like a steady hand on the shoulder, reminding us that renewal isn’t about force or reinvention, but about attention, presence, and gentle listening. The imagery, especially the forest and the idea that attention builds architecture, is powerful and calming. Thank you for offering such a thoughtful, compassionate guide into this tender season of transition.
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Excellent advice Kerri, the few days after Christmas is always a strange time. Maggie
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Sure is.. I’m leaving my small tree up, I’m changing it up this year for every holiday until I don’t want it up anymore lol.. something new without clearing it all away so fast but just transforming a small part of it instead,
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What I took away from this post was hopefulness. I am ready for some change and embrace those possibilities. Thank you, Kerri, for being such a source of inspiration in to life! ❤️❤️❤️
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You always inspire me and your music always gives me love and new light , perspectives and joy!
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We are both so blessed to have each other!
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We sure are!!!!
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The poem (in blue) is very beautiful and your reflections that followed are deep and thought provoking. Like you say we need to pay attention and reflect as we move on forward from the holidays. 2025 was a year of good and bad for us, like Charles Dickens said “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” I hope 2026 won’t say “hold my beer”.
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Awe thank you, 😊 I have written so many over the years and it’s been so beautiful using them and finding new meaning and perspective everytime I read them myself even. I’m glad to hear they touched you as well.. they are my dearest soul writings.
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Yes very touching and beautiful
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