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Shannon MacKinnon's avatar

Yes! 🙌🏼 Love this.

J. P. Holme's avatar

Thank you. It was really hard to be this honest but I’m so glad it’s helped so many be seen.

Celia Watson Seupel's avatar

Love the new post. So true. Happy New Year!

J. P. Holme's avatar

Thank you so much Celia. That means alot. What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Celia Watson Seupel's avatar

My word for 2026 is "hope." My current resolve is to stop eating sugar for the year. My plan is to work on my next book and to work on promoting the first. Wow, that's enough! How about you?

J. P. Holme's avatar

To celebrate my steps. 🙂

Tim Grover's avatar

Why are we so conditioned to clutch our minor shortcomings instead of celebrating our steps toward winning (however we may define it?)

J. P. Holme's avatar

I have no idea but 2026 is the year I retrain my thinking and celebrate my steps.

sanahk's avatar

This certainly struck a chord. Proud of you! You did the thing, we’re doing the thing, and we’re growing! And Happy New Year ✨

J. P. Holme's avatar

We are doing this. We’ve got this. 💪🏻

Howard Salmon's avatar

This resonated deeply. The idea that “good” hasn’t changed—but our reference standard has—feels painfully accurate. I especially appreciated the emphasis on honouring the step taken before the bridge appears. That recalibration alone feels like an act of resistance right now. Thank you for articulating something many of us feel but rarely name.

J. P. Holme's avatar

Thank you for this. And yes honour your steps and the bridge will appear. Happy new year.