Happy Holidays

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.”

-Anne Lamott

Happy Holidays! I hope this finds you healthy and happy and right where you need to be. 

As the year closes, many of us are standing at the edge of what we no longer want to carry and quietly asking if what we want still matters.  In another week, we will start a new year with fresh eyes and list of ideas.  However, it is also the season when, after years of trying, we wonder if we should even bother with what we want in 2026. 

It is easy to feel defeated when we are exhausted and worried about family, money, jobs, health - whatever is capturing our attention this holiday season.  A dear friend sent this to me in a Christmas card:

If you can do this, you must.  And I

believe you can.  I believe you can

stop betraying yourself and I

believe you can overcome the thing

that is breaking you and I believe

you can learn to love yourself

better than anyone ever has and I

believe you can start being your own

hero and I believe in the dreams

you’ve never told anyone and I

believe in another try and another

and another.  So, please.  Please stop

telling yourself this is not for you —

this bigger life.  We need you. You need you.

And if you can do this (and you can),

you must. 

- Unknown

Here are two more things I would like you to keep in mind:

1. You do not have to justify your longing. If it lives in you, it matters.
2. You are allowed to want more without proving you deserve it.

This Christmas Day, rest.  Unplug.  And when you wake tomorrow looking toward the new year, know that you are worth ALL you can dream.  And yes, you can - and must - pursue it. 

Much love to all,

Lisa 

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Lisa Hamil is a founding member and host for The SOS Collective, an online international women’s recovery and support group.  However, this blog and any classes or coaching offered by Lisa Hamil LLC are separate from and not affiliated in any way with The SOS Collective.