A year for the bold embrace of strength,
for measuring our word before speaking
so our words and commitments become
steadfast as the mountains of Nepal,
for the relentless pursuit of
Wisdom and Knowledge intertwined,
for the integrity to live deeply
in a way respectful of the most beautiful
and painful lessons we've been gifted,
for stewarding with care
everything already in our hands
before ever looking beyond,
for the bravery to stand straight as hell
stare down every demon
'til they burn away by the fire in our eyes,
to face everything and bury nothing
walk through the valley of the shadow of death
make peace with our walk
and shy from nothing placed in our path,
to abandon the frivolous and expedient
in exchange for the deeply steady,
meaningful and enduring,
a vear to lav in the trust
that life is at its heart
deeply Good.