There’s something reassuring in the artificial markers of Labor Day and New Year’s Day. While in reality nothing really changes, I think it’s both hopeful and invigorating to feel as though a fresh page has been turned.

Wings, ©2019 Elizabeth Fram, 18 x 24 inches, Graphite and colored pencil on paper

The cusp of 2020 offers a sense of liberation in looking forward, in imagining possibilities that lie ahead, and in letting go just enough to let the unexpected unfold.

Emma, ©2019 Elizabeth Fram, 24 x 18 inches, Graphite on paper

My June 2018 post Welcoming Possibility speaks to the idea that being open to unplanned hurdles and riding out their change of direction often yields a better result than if everything had proceeded as originally planned.
Here’s hoping you find that strategy works for you too.

Happy New Year!