on generosity

in order to be fully generous with others, i realized i first had to learn how to be fully generous with myself, which in turn, has allowed me to more fully accept others' generosity

on christmas eve, i spent a lovely night with myself. this was an intentional decision i made, to spend the holidays alone. it has been an exhausting year--specifically, an exhausting past few months. while connection with others is everything to me, connection with self is also everything to me. i knew i needed this time away from others so i could be …